Photo: The original uploader was Griffin5 at English Wikipedia. · Public domain98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in West Sacramento
31 miles of mapped trail cross West Sacramento, 1.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Yolo County Park (1.2 mi), River Walk Park (0.7 mi). 371 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #366 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Sacramento?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Sacramento have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Sacramento is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #366 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 6% of West Sacramento’s area (1 of 23 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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 Yolo County Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
River Walk Park
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
All 19 parks & preserves
266 conserved acres
2% of West Sacramento’s land. Water is left out: West Sacramento has 21.5 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Sacramento’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Indian Heritage Center State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 52 | Open |
| Bridgeway Lakes Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Bryte Park Local Park | County | 28 | Open |
| Alyce Norman Playfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Open |
| Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 12 | Open |
| Heritage Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| River Walk Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Summerfield Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Broderick Boat Ramp Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
23 places to go in West Sacramento
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
43 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in West Sacramento: 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 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Sacramento →
West Sacramento and its neighbors
West Sacramento 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 Sacramento | 2% | 1.5 | 7 | 98% | B+ |
| Sacramento | 9% | 1.0 | 10 | 97% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Sacramento
Where can I hike in West Sacramento?
The longest trail networks: Yolo County Park, 1.2 miles; River Walk Park, 0.7 miles; Riverbend Nature Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Sacramento 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 West Sacramento’s trails?
Yolo County Park and River Walk Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Sacramento?
43 miles of bike routes are on the map: 29 of painted or protected lanes, 14 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near West Sacramento?
28,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Sacramento or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 371 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Sacramento have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #366 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 Sacramento 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 →