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Outdoors in Martinez Lake

More than half of Martinez Lake’s land is conserved: 73%

73% of Martinez Lake’s land is conserved, about 721 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Martinez Lake, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
73%
721 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

721 conserved acres

73% of Martinez Lake’s land. Water is left out: Martinez Lake has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Martinez Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land717 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 717 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land717Restricted
Yuma Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management3Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Martinez Lakereservoir
When to get out

The walking year in Martinez Lake

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)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)7074818795104108107102917868
Rain (in)0.50.50.40.10.00.00.20.30.40.20.20.4

June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Martinez Lake →

Questions about parks and trails in Martinez Lake

Is there public land near Martinez Lake?

32,923 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Martinez Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Martinez Lake neighbors.

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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 →