Wildwood Canyon State Park
Nature preserve
832 acres6.2 mi of trail
Cottonwood TrailOak Tree LoopStable Ridge TrailMcCullough Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Jessie Terwilliger from Beaumont, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Yucaipa
Yucaipa has 42 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
12% of Yucaipa’s land is conserved, about 2,163 acres. The biggest trail networks: Wildwood Canyon State Park (6.2 mi), El Dorado Ranch Park (3.2 mi), Yucaipa Community Park (1.2 mi). 1,231 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #228 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
2,163 acres · of 28.3 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,231 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.8 mi
3.0 mi lanes · 2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Yucaipa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yucaipa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yucaipa is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #228 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yucaipa’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (42 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,231 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home69% 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 85%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 73%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Wildwood Canyon State Park, with 6.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Yucaipa Community Park
Park
33 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Yucaipa Regional Park
Managed by San Bernardino County Regional Parks
198 acres0.4 mi of trail
Regional Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 13 parks & preserves
Wildwood Canyon State Park832 acres · 6.2 mi of trail
DirectionsEl Dorado Ranch Park331 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
DirectionsYucaipa Community Park33 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFlag Hill Park9 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Directions7th Street Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsYucaipa Regional Park198 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · San Bernardino County Regional Parks
DirectionsWildwood Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
I Street Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCrafton Hills Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSan Bernardino National Forest18 acres · United States Forest Service
Five Winds Park10 acres
John Tooker Civic Park2 acres
Center Park1 acres
Who protects it
2,163 conserved acres
12% of Yucaipa’s land. Who manages Yucaipa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks840 ac
County780 ac
Town or city419 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits233 ac
Regional agency95 ac
State natural resources20 ac
U.S. Forest Service14 ac
State Other or Unknown · 860 acLocal Park · 673 acLocal Recreation Area · 526 acUnknown Easement · 233 acLocal Other or Unknown · 98 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Canyon State Other or Unknown | State parks | 840 | Restricted |
| Chapman Heights Open Space Local Recreation Area | County | 334 | Open |
| El Dorado Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 329 | Open |
| Yucaipa Regional Park Local Park | County | 277 | Open |
| Crafton Reservoir Local Recreation Area | County | 169 | Open |
| Bryant St Detention Basin Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 52 | Closed |
| Oak Glen Creek Detention Basin Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 42 | Closed |
| Wildwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Crafton Hills Reservoir State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 20 | Closed |
| 7th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
14 places to go in Yucaipa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yucaipa
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Yucaipa
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Yucaipa
Camp Wi-Wo-CaGirl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
14 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 13.3 miHorses · 6.5 miUnpaved · 24.1 mi
City Trail1.8 mi
Thunderbird Trail1.3 mi
Cottonwood Trail1.2 mi
Three Hawks Trail1.0 mi
Oak Tree Loop1.0 mi
Stable Ridge Trail0.9 mi
McCullough Loop0.8 mi
Central Ridge Trail0.7 mi
Dump Trail0.7 mi
North Valley Trail0.6 mi
4 more trails
Water Canyon Trail
0.6 miCrafton Hills Ridge Trail
0.5 miStetson Trail
0.5 miRegional Park Trail
0.3 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
3.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
19Baseball
17Tennis
17Basketball
9Pickleball
5Soccer
2Skate park
2Softball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yucaipa: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 71 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.9 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yucaipa →
Next door
Yucaipa and its neighbors
Yucaipa has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yucaipa | 12% | 1.5 | 23 | 69% | A |
| Redlands | 16% | 2.0 | 20 | 96% | A |
| Oak Glen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Calimesa | 22% | 0.6 | 174 | 64% | A |
| Mentone | under 1% | 0.5 | 1 | 93% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Yucaipa
Where can I hike in Yucaipa?
The longest trail networks: Wildwood Canyon State Park, 6.2 miles; El Dorado Ranch Park, 3.2 miles; Yucaipa Community Park, 1.2 miles; Flag Hill Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yucaipa is conserved land?
12% 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 Yucaipa’s trails?
Wildwood Canyon State Park and El Dorado Ranch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yucaipa?
9.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of painted or protected lanes, 2.9 of off-road paths and 3.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Yucaipa?
91,191 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yucaipa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,241 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Yucaipa have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #228 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 Yucaipa 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 →