Fish Traps Archeological Site
Nature preserve
225 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Vista Santa Rosa
Vista Santa Rosa has 54 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Vista Santa Rosa, 0.4 per square mile of land. 2% of Vista Santa Rosa’s land is conserved, about 248 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
248 acres · of 16.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Vista Santa Rosa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vista Santa Rosa is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Vista Santa Rosa’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Managed by United States Forest Service;Bureau of Land Management
176 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Santa Rosa Wilderness
Managed by US Forest Service;BLM
176 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Key Key Tum Park
Managed by Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
248 conserved acres
2% of Vista Santa Rosa’s land. Who manages Vista Santa Rosa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County201 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits39 ac
State fish & wildlife8 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 201 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 39 acState Conservation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Traps Archeological Site Local Other or Unknown | County | 201 | Open |
| Unnamed site - Friends of the Desert Mountains Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 39 | Open |
| Santa Rosa Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Vista Santa Rosa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Vista Santa Rosa
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Vista Santa Rosa
3 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Orchid Court0.5 mi
Calle Villapavido0.2 mi
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Baseball
2Equestrian
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Vista Santa Rosa
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 94 | 103 | 107 | 106 | 101 | 91 | 79 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 107 °F). 0.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 107 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vista Santa Rosa →
Next door
Vista Santa Rosa and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Vista Santa Rosa
How much of Vista Santa Rosa 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 Vista Santa Rosa’s trails?
Fish Traps Archeological Site and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Vista Santa Rosa?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Vista Santa Rosa?
32,659 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vista Santa Rosa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vista Santa Rosa have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Vista Santa Rosa 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 →