Walnut Street School · Photo: Epolk · CC0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Woodland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Pioneer Park (0.7 mi). 245 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #453 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Woodland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Woodland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodland is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #453 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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 Pioneer Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dave Douglass Park ("The Holding Ponds")
Rick Gonzales Senior Park
All 22 parks & preserves
280 conserved acres
3% of Woodland’s land. Who manages Woodland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 32 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 79 | Unknown |
| Woodland Community & Senior Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Dubach Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| David Douglass Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Rick Gonzales Sr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Ferns Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Buchignani Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Crawford Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Jack Slaven Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
18 places to go in Woodland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
70 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.
11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Woodland: 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodland →
Questions about parks and trails in Woodland
Where can I hike in Woodland?
The longest trail networks: Pioneer Park, 0.7 miles; Rick Gonzales Senior Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodland 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 Woodland’s trails?
Pioneer Park and Dave Douglass Park ("The Holding Ponds") don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodland?
70 miles of bike routes are on the map: 48 of painted or protected lanes, 20 of off-road paths and 2.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Woodland?
10,603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 245 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Woodland have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #453 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 Woodland 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 →