Photo: Michael Patrick · Public domain98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Tracy
The biggest trail networks: Veteran's Park (1.1 mi), Gene Birk Park (0.8 mi), Lincoln Park (0.7 mi). 525 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Tracy, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #467 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tracy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tracy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tracy is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #467 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Tracy ranks #335 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where Tracy trails most U.S. towns: 5.4 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 101,901 people share 525 acres.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Veteran's Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gene Birk Park
Lincoln Park
Frank Hoyt Park
Marlow Brothers Park
All 76 parks & preserves
390 conserved acres
2% of Tracy’s land. Who manages Tracy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Fields Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 123 | Open |
| Tracy Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Plasencia Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| El Pescadero Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Dr Powers Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Ceciliani Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Tracy Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Clyde Bland Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
125 places to go in Tracy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
119 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
86 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Tracy: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tracy →
Questions about parks and trails in Tracy
Where can I hike in Tracy?
The longest trail networks: Veteran's Park, 1.1 miles; Gene Birk Park, 0.8 miles; Lincoln Park, 0.7 miles; Frank Hoyt Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tracy is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Tracy’s trails?
Veteran's Park and Gene Birk Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tracy?
86 miles of bike routes are on the map: 57 of painted or protected lanes, 29 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tracy?
6,693 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tracy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 525 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tracy have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #467 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tracy neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →