11% of Vineyard’s land is conserved: 1,320 acres
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 232 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents. 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Vineyard, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #410 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Vineyard?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Vineyard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vineyard is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #410 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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 Illa Collin Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Silver Leaf Park
Vintage Park
Calvine Crossing Park
All 13 parks & preserves
1,320 conserved acres
11% of Vineyard’s land. Who manages Vineyard’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 602 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernal Pool Prairie Preserve Area Local Conservation Area | County | 318 | Restricted |
| Florin Park Local Park | County | 318 | Open |
| Wildhawk Golf Club Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 140 | Restricted |
| Southgate Recreation/Park District Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 118 | Open |
| Werre South Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 43 | Closed |
| Tillotson Parkway Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 23 | Open |
| D R Horton Inc Sacramento Local Other or Unknown | County | 16 | Restricted |
| Illa Collin Park Local Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
| Churchill Downs Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Vintage Park Local Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in Vineyard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
8.7 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.
The best walking months in Vineyard: 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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vineyard →
Vineyard and its neighbors
Vineyard has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Vineyard
Where can I hike in Vineyard?
The longest trail networks: Illa Collin Park, 0.3 miles; Silver Leaf Park, 0.3 miles; Calvine Crossing Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Vineyard is conserved land?
11% 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 Vineyard’s trails?
Illa Collin Park and Silver Leaf Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Vineyard?
8.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of painted or protected lanes and 4.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Vineyard?
14,457 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vineyard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 232 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vineyard have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #410 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 Vineyard 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 →