Blue Lake has 8 acres of parks, 8.6 for every 1,000 residents
3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Blue Lake, 5.5 per square mile of land. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Blue Lake’s land is conserved, about 8 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Blue Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Blue Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blue Lake is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8 conserved acres
2% of Blue Lake’s land. Who manages Blue Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perigot Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Gymkhana Field Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Blue Lake
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.
0.5 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 Blue Lake: May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 10.5 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 10.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Blue Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Blue Lake
How much of Blue Lake is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Blue Lake’s trails?
Perigot Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blue Lake?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blue Lake?
9,711 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blue Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blue Lake have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Blue Lake 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 →