Few parks or trails are on the map in China Lake Acres
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross China Lake Acres, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns · #828 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does China Lake Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, China Lake Acres is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns, #828 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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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2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in China Lake Acres: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 101 | 94 | 82 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 102 °F). 0.9 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 102 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in China Lake Acres →
China Lake Acres and its neighbors
China Lake Acres has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Lake Acres | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Inyokern | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in China Lake Acres
How much of China Lake Acres is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in China Lake Acres?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near China Lake Acres?
34,604 acres of parks and open public land lie inside China Lake Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does China Lake Acres have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #828 of 847 in California. 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 China Lake Acres 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 →