Bellenita Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in West Modesto
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in West Modesto
26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 3% of West Modesto’s land is conserved, about 24 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #668 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
24 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is West Modesto?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Modesto have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Modesto is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #668 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Modesto’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks 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 34%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 21%
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paradise Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
3% of West Modesto’s land. Who manages West Modesto’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellenita Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Tuolumne River Regional Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Burbank-Paradise Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in West Modesto: 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 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Modesto →
Next door
West Modesto and its neighbors
West Modesto has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Modesto | 3% | under 0.1 | 4 | 96% | C |
| Modesto | 6% | 0.7 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Modesto
How much of West Modesto is conserved land?
3% 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 West Modesto’s trails?
Bellenita Park and Paradise Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Modesto?
4,036 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Modesto or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Modesto have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #668 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 West Modesto 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 →