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Outdoors in Blacklake

Few parks or trails are on the map in Blacklake

2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.2 per 1,000 residents. 7.1 miles of mapped trail cross Blacklake, 6.8 per square mile of land. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
6.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi lanes
Highest peak
381 ft
Nipomo Mesa
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

2 conserved acres

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

Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Knollwood Park
Local Park
Private owners2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Blacklake

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Blacklake
Nipomo Mesa381 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

1.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
27Golf
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Blacklake: April to August

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)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)646466687072747576756964
Rain (in)3.73.52.91.20.40.10.00.00.10.71.42.6

July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Blacklake →

Next door

Blacklake and its neighbors

Blacklake has the second 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
Blacklake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nipomo2%0.7953%B−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Blacklake

Where can I bike in Blacklake?

1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Blacklake?

8,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blacklake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Blacklake 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 →