Valley Vista Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Williams
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Williams
26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Williams, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #591 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
24 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Williams?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williams have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williams is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #591 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williams’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% 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 44%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 30%
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
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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.
Valley Ranch Playground
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
1% of Williams’ land. Who manages Williams’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Local Park · 22 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vista Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Venice Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Williams Holding Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Redinger Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| North View Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Valley Ranch Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Williams
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Williams
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Williams
3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Williams: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Williams →
Questions about parks and trails in Williams
Where can I hike in Williams?
The longest trail networks: North View Park, 0.1 miles; Valley Ranch Playground, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Williams is conserved land?
1% 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 Williams’ trails?
Valley Vista Park and Venice Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Williams?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Williams?
1,646 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williams or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Williams have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #591 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 Williams 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 →