City of Atascadero Parks Guide

Atascadero is located in the heart of California's Central Coast. Its comfortable climate is influenced by the Pacific Ocean and Santa Lucia Mountain Range to the West, along with the Salinas River and open countryside to the East. Local scenery includes oak-studded hills, creeks, and scenic vistas of the Santa Lucias. The city, on the traditional land of the  Salinan Tribe , offers a blend of natural beauty and rural lifestyle. The stunning mix of rugged ridges and tranquil valleys makes it a perfect quick escape into nature with many recreational opportunities to fit your individual style. The City of Atascadero's  Community Services  Division maintains city parks, trees, medians, and city grounds. The Division also maintains the regional Atascadero Lake Park Complex, Paloma Creek Park, Colony Park Community Center/Traffic Way Park, A-Town Skate Park, Sunken Gardens Park, and the Historic Administration Building; along with their playground equipment, barbecues, picnic areas, and grounds. Learn about some of these parks in the  Winter/Spring Rec Guide  and Parks Guide, below.

• Launch the  Trails Profile Viewer Web App 
• Select a trail segment (with the large blue circle) to view it's elevation profile.
  • The large blue circle must be displayed to allow for trail selection.
• The selected trail will display in yellow and its elevation profile will display in the chart below.
• Connected trail segments to the currently selected trail(s) will highlight in a dashed-yellow line. Click on the dashed line to add its elevation profile to the current trail segment.
• Move your cursor over the highlighted trail on the map then follow the elevation change in the chart below.
• Press Clear or Done then Select New Profile to view the elevation chart for a new trail segment.
• Chart features (left to right): View profile statistics, reverse the trail segment direction, export the profile, or change units in the settings chart settings.