Moonstone County Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Westhaven-Moonstone
11% of Westhaven-Moonstone’s land is conserved: 552 acres
55 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Westhaven-Moonstone, 0.1 per square mile of land. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
552 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Westhaven-Moonstone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Westhaven-Moonstone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Westhaven-Moonstone is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Westhaven-Moonstone’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Moonstone County Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point
Managed by Trinidad Coastal Land Trust
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lot
Little River State Beach
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
552 conserved acres
11% of Westhaven-Moonstone’s land. Who manages Westhaven-Moonstone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits526 ac
State parks19 ac
County7 ac
State fish & wildlife6 ac
Unknown Easement · 483 acPrivate Conservation · 37 acState Park · 19 acLocal Park · 7 acState Recreation Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 476 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River State Beach State Park | State parks | 19 | Open |
| Pilot Point Nature Reserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Closed |
| Baker Beach Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Open |
| Moonstone Beach County Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Luffenholtz Creek Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Open |
| Houda Point/Camel Rock Beach Park Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Open |
| North Luffenholtz Beach Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Westhaven-Moonstone
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Westhaven-Moonstone
2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Scenic Path0.2 mi
Baker Beach0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Westhaven-Moonstone: May to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 10.5 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 65 °F). 10.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Westhaven-Moonstone →
Next door
Westhaven-Moonstone and its neighbors
Westhaven-Moonstone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhaven-Moonstone | 11% | 0.1 | 36 | 52% | B |
| McKinleyville | 11% | 1.1 | 84 | 74% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Westhaven-Moonstone
Where can I hike in Westhaven-Moonstone?
The longest trail networks: Moonstone County Park, 0.3 miles; Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Westhaven-Moonstone 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 Westhaven-Moonstone’s trails?
Moonstone County Park and Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Westhaven-Moonstone?
27,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westhaven-Moonstone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Westhaven-Moonstone have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Westhaven-Moonstone 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 →