Photo: Gmacdiarmid · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Sacramento’s land is conserved: 73%
73% of Sacramento’s land is conserved, about 3,075 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 7.4 miles of mapped trail cross Sacramento, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3,075 conserved acres
73% of Sacramento’s land. Who manages Sacramento’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3,075 | Open |
5 places to go in Sacramento
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Sacramento: April to June
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
April is the driest month (0.7 in) and June the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Sacramento →
Questions about parks and trails in Sacramento
Is there public land near Sacramento?
217,479 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sacramento or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,086 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sacramento 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 →