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Outdoors in Ventura

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ventura

3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Ventura, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

under 1% of Ventura’s land. Who manages Ventura’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board5 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board5Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Lima Road Southeast1.0 mi
Azul Road Southeast0.7 mi
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Ventura

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.814.314.113.312.311.310.510.0
High (°F)586371798897969388806858
Rain (in)0.60.60.30.20.20.41.91.91.20.70.50.8

May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ventura →

Next door

Ventura and its neighbors

Ventura has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Ventura— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Demingunder 1%0.2581%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Ventura

Is there public land near Ventura?

87,586 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ventura or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ventura neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →