Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Santa Clara
26 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Santa Clara, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #125 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Santa Clara?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Santa Clara have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Santa Clara is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #125 of 142 in Oregon. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Whiteley Landing County Park
20 conserved acres
1% of Santa Clara’s land. Who manages Santa Clara’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger's Bend Landing Willamette River Greenway State Recreation Area | State parks | 18 | Open |
| Whitely Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Whitely Landing Willamette River Greenway State Recreation Area | State parks | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Santa Clara
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
7.1 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.
The best walking months in Santa Clara: April to September
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 7.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Santa Clara →
Santa Clara and its neighbors
Santa Clara has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 98% | C |
| Eugene | 12% | 1.6 | 14 | 99% | A |
| River Road | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 98% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Santa Clara
How much of Santa Clara is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Santa Clara’s trails?
Bobolink Park and Whiteley Landing County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Santa Clara?
7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.5 of painted or protected lanes and 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Santa Clara?
21,121 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Santa Clara or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Santa Clara have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 of 142 in Oregon. 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 Santa Clara 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 →