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Looking for parks & trails in Sacramento? Here's what the Capital has — with hours, highlights and live "open now" status. Tap any spot for directions or the full details.
We track 9 spots here, averaging 4.5★. Every listing shows the day's hours, what to expect with typical prices, and one-tap directions — plus live "open now" status on the main guide.
On this page: Discovery Park, American River Bike Trail (Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail), William Land Park, McKinley Park & Rose Garden, Capitol Park, Sutter's Landing Regional Park, River Walk Park, WPA Rock Garden and Cesar Chavez Plaza.
275 acres at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers — the county's best boat launch, swimming beaches, and the northern trailhead for both riverside trail systems. Parking is metered even on weekends.
Hours: Sun 6am–8pm · Mon 6am–8pm · Tue 6am–8pm · Wed 6am–8pm · Thu 6am–8pm · Fri 6am–8pm · Sat 6am–8pm
32 miles of paved trail from the river confluence at Discovery Park to Folsom Lake — one of the longest purpose-built bike paths in the country. No rental kiosk at the trailhead itself; rent downtown at City Bicycle Works and pedal out.
Hours: Sun 12am–12pm · Mon 12am–12pm · Tue 12am–12pm · Wed 12am–12pm · Thu 12am–12pm · Fri 12am–12pm · Sat 12am–12pm
200-acre city park anchoring the Land Park neighborhood — playgrounds, a 9-hole public golf course, an amphitheater, shady picnic groves, and Fairytale Town, Funderland, and the zoo all inside its borders.
Hours: Sun 6:30am–8pm · Mon 6:30am–8pm · Tue 6:30am–8pm · Wed 6:30am–8pm · Thu 6:30am–8pm · Fri 6:30am–8pm · Sat 6:30am–8pm
East Sac's leafy neighborhood park built around a 1.5-acre rose garden with over 1,000 bushes, peaking in May and June — a quiet, free walk that's also a popular weekend wedding backdrop.
Hours: Sun 6am–10pm · Mon 6am–10pm · Tue 6am–10pm · Wed 6am–10pm · Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–10pm · Sat 6am–10pm
40 acres of century-old trees, the World Peace Rose Garden, and dozens of memorials surrounding the Capitol — open and free daily, separate from the Capitol building's weekday-only tour hours.
Hours: Sun 6am–10pm · Mon 6am–10pm · Tue 6am–10pm · Wed 6am–10pm · Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–10pm · Sat 6am–10pm
A sprawling riverfront regional park on the American River with one of the city's biggest off-leash dog areas, a skate park and a trailhead onto the American River Parkway. Open dawn to dusk.
Hours: Sun 6am–10pm · Mon 6am–10pm · Tue 6am–10pm · Wed 6am–10pm · Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–10pm · Sat 6am–10pm
West Sac's Bridge District riverfront park with a levee-top promenade and the best free view of the Sacramento skyline from across the water. Walk over the Tower Bridge from Old Sac and you're there.
Hours: Sun 12am–12pm · Mon 12am–12pm · Tue 12am–12pm · Wed 12am–12pm · Thu 12am–12pm · Fri 12am–12pm · Sat 12am–12pm
A hidden one-acre garden in William Land Park, built by WPA crews in 1940 and revived into a lush, year-round bloom of succulents, perennials and native plants. Free, quiet, and steps from Fairytale Town.
Hours: Sun 6am–8pm · Mon 6am–8pm · Tue 6am–8pm · Wed 6am–8pm · Thu 6am–8pm · Fri 6am–8pm · Sat 6am–8pm
Downtown's central public square across from City Hall, home to the Wednesday farmers market (May-Oct) and free Concerts in the Park on Friday evenings in summer. A shady lunch spot with a fountain and cafe.
Hours: Sun 12am–12pm · Mon 12am–12pm · Tue 12am–12pm · Wed 12am–12pm · Thu 12am–12pm · Fri 12am–12pm · Sat 12am–12pm