Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park
Park
302 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Pena Adobe Park
Pena Adobe · Photo: Brian Irwin · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Vacaville
Vacaville has 50 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13% of Vacaville’s land is conserved, about 2,486 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park (3.1 mi), Centennial Park (1 mi), Alamo Creek Park (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #128 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
2,486 acres · of 29.9 sq mi of land
Trails
50 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,356 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
105 mi
50 mi lanes · 52 mi paths
Highest peak
571 ft
Drakes Point
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Vacaville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Vacaville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vacaville is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #128 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Vacaville’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (50 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,356 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 85%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Vacaville ranks #38 on Outdoors.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Centennial Park
Managed by City of Vacaville
99 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Corderos Park
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Southwood Park
Park
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 40 parks & preserves
Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park302 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCentennial Park99 acres · 1 mi of trail · City of Vacaville
DirectionsAlamo Creek Park10 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsAndrews Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCorderos Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Padan Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsSouthwood Park5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
John Arlington Park19 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCooper School Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Ridgeview Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMeadowlands Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPheasant Country Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Cannon Station Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Nashe Mesto Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBrowns Valley Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Vacaville
DirectionsDreamers Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Vacaville
DirectionsAl Patch Park35 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsEleanor Nelson Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLarsen Fields5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBeelard Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTrower Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCambridge Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsOwl Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsArbor Oaks Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Woodstock Green Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Three Oaks Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWillows Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsNut Tree Family Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliam Keating Park24 acres
DirectionsMagnolia Park11 acres
DirectionsNorth Orchard Park9 acres
Play-4-All Park7 acres
DirectionsStonegate Park6 acres
Sierra Vista4 acres
Hawkins Park3 acres
DirectionsHemlock School Park2 acres
DirectionsPatwin Park2 acres · City of Vacaville
City Hall Park2 acres
DirectionsSouth Town Park1 acres
Dream St. Park1 acres
Who protects it
2,486 conserved acres
13% of Vacaville’s land. Who manages Vacaville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2,902 ac
Local Recreation Area · 1,468 acLocal Park · 880 acLocal Conservation Area · 416 acLocal Other or Unknown · 138 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagoon Valley Hills Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 477 | Open |
| Caligiuri Park & Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 416 | Open |
| Brown's Valley Ridge Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 416 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 283 | Open |
| Lagoon Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 277 | Open |
| Lagoon Valley Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 270 | Closed |
| Gonzales Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 147 | Open |
| Allison Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 117 | Open |
| Al Patch Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Alpine Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 30 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
81 places to go in Vacaville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Vacaville
Beelard Park PlaygroundIn Beelard Park
DirectionsBeeldard Park PlaygroundIn Beelard Park
DirectionsEleanor Nelson ParkIn Eleanor Nelson Park
DirectionsJohn Arlington Park PlaygroundIn John Arlington Park
DirectionsMagnolia Park PlaygroundIn Magnolia Park
DirectionsMeadowland Park PlaygroundIn Meadowlands Park
DirectionsMeadowlands Park PlaygroundIn Meadowlands Park
DirectionsPadan Park PlaygroundIn Padan Park
Directions4 more playgrounds
Pheasant Country Large PlaygroundIn Pheasant Country Park
DirectionsPheasant Country Small PlaygroundIn Pheasant Country Park
DirectionsStonegate Park PlaygroundIn Stonegate Park
DirectionsWillows Park PlaygroundIn Willows Park
Directions67 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Vacaville
Lagoon Valley/Peña Adobe Dog ParkIn Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Vacaville
Drakes Point571 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Vacaville
8 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Vacaville
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
105 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
50 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
52 mi
off-road bike paths
2.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
88Basketball
41Tennis
39Baseball
13Soccer
5Football
2Volleyball
2Pickleball
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Vacaville: 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vacaville →
Next door
Vacaville and its neighbors
Vacaville has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Vacaville
Where can I hike in Vacaville?
The longest trail networks: Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park, 3.1 miles; Centennial Park, 1 miles; Alamo Creek Park, 0.9 miles; Andrews Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Vacaville is conserved land?
13% 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 Vacaville’s trails?
Lagoon Valley & Peña Adobe Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Vacaville?
105 miles of bike routes are on the map: 50 of painted or protected lanes, 52 of off-road paths and 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Vacaville?
16,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vacaville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,356 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Vacaville have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #128 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 Vacaville neighbors.
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Sources
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 →