Snow Creek Park
Park
25 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Walnut
Walnut has 28 miles of mapped trails, 3.1 for every square mile of land
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9% of Walnut’s land is conserved, about 537 acres. The biggest trail networks: Snow Creek Park (1.1 mi), Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary (1 mi), Suzanne Park (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #154 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
537 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
3.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
516 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
14 mi lanes · 3.1 mi paths
Highest peak
1,319 ft
Buzzard Peak
What kind of outdoors town is Walnut?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Walnut have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Walnut is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #154 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 Walnut’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails3.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (516 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13BParks close to home96% 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 92%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 82%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Snow Creek Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
16 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 12 parks & preserves
Snow Creek Park25 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary16 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsSuzanne Park14 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsCreekside Park13 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsVoorhis Ecological Reserve64 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
DirectionsCountry Hollow Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLemon Creek Bicentennial Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Butterfield Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Walnut Ranch Park8 acres
DirectionsWalnut Ridge Park3 acres
Arroyo Park3 acres
Walnut Hills Park2 acres
Who protects it
537 conserved acres
9% of Walnut’s land. Who manages Walnut’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city530 ac
State fish & wildlife21 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 304 acLocal Park · 220 acUnknown Easement · 21 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut City Open Space Lands Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 304 | Open |
| Creekside Park Local Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Walnut Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Country Hollow Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Snow Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Suzanne Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Lemon Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Butterfield Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Arroyo Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Walnut Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Walnut
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Walnut
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Directions710P2
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Walnut
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Walnut
Buzzard Peak1,319 ft elevation
DirectionsBroken Bench HillIn Voorhis Ecological Reserve
DirectionsPicnic areas in Walnut
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 13.2 miHorses · 15.9 miUnpaved · 14.0 mi
Schabarum-Skyline Trail5.8 mi
Tinkerbell1.2 mi
Spur Trail0.7 mi
Reservoir Hill0.6 mi
"Fakhil" Trail0.3 mi
Schabarum-Skyline Trail South Avenida Alipaz Connector0.1 mi
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
14 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Schabarum-Skyline TrailBike route
5.9 miCourts & fields
20Tennis
18Tracks
14Baseball
7Basketball
7Soccer
6Beach volleyball
3Football
2Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Walnut: April to June
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 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 3.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Walnut →
Next door
Walnut and its neighbors
Walnut has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut | 9% | 3.1 | 19 | 96% | A |
| West Covina | 4% | 0.6 | 4 | 79% | B |
| Industry | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pomona | 3% | 0.3 | 2 | 94% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Walnut
Where can I hike in Walnut?
The longest trail networks: Snow Creek Park, 1.1 miles; Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 miles; Suzanne Park, 0.9 miles; Creekside Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Walnut is conserved land?
9% 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 Walnut’s trails?
Snow Creek Park and Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Walnut?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 14 of painted or protected lanes, 3.1 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Schabarum-Skyline Trail.
Is there public land near Walnut?
30,874 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walnut or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 516 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Walnut have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #154 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 Walnut 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 →