Feather River Parkway
Park
162 acres4.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ray Bouknight from Sacramento, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Yuba City
Yuba City has 11 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Feather River Parkway (4.9 mi), Regency Park (0.5 mi). 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 288 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #530 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
200 acres · of 16.6 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
288 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
30 mi
27 mi lanes · 2.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Yuba City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yuba City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yuba City is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #530 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yuba City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (288 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 37%
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
The longest trail network is Feather River Parkway, with 4.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Regency Park
Park
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Happy Park
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hillcrest Park
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Feather River Parkway162 acres · 4.9 mi of trail
DirectionsRegency Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Happy Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hillcrest Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Southside Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Constitution Grove1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSam Brannan Park6 acres
DirectionsDidar S. Bains Park4 acres
DirectionsKingwood Park3 acres
DirectionsDog Park2 acres
Lloyd Park2 acres
Maple Park1 acres
Who protects it
200 conserved acres
2% of Yuba City’s land. Who manages Yuba City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city180 ac
State fish & wildlife18 ac
County3 ac
Local Park · 162 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 acState Recreation Area · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feather River Parkway Local Park | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Feather River Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 18 | Open |
| Blackburn-Talley Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Sam Brannan Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Gauche Aquatics Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Happy Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Hillcrest Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Walton Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Shanghai Garden Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Regency Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Yuba City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yuba City
McDonald's PlayPlace
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Yuba City
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Yuba City
5 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
30 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
27 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
27Tennis
10Pickleball
6Baseball
5Basketball
3Soccer
2Football
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yuba City: 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) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 3.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yuba City →
Questions about parks and trails in Yuba City
Where can I hike in Yuba City?
The longest trail networks: Feather River Parkway, 4.9 miles; Regency Park, 0.5 miles; Happy Park, 0.1 miles; Hillcrest Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yuba City 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 Yuba City’s trails?
Feather River Parkway and Regency Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yuba City?
30 miles of bike routes are on the map: 27 of painted or protected lanes, 2.4 of off-road paths and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Yuba City?
6,162 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yuba City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 288 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Yuba City have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #530 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 Yuba City 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 →