Dollar Property
Managed by California Tahoe Conservancy
24 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Dollar Point
19% of Dollar Point’s land is conserved: 200 acres
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Dollar Point, 2.2 per square mile of land. 76 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
200 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
2.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
76 ac
52 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
1.8 mi lanes · 2.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Dollar Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dollar Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dollar Point is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dollar Point’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land52 acres of park per 1,000 residents (76 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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Water is 11% of Dollar Point’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 17%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dollar Property, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Burton Creek State Park
Managed by State of California
12 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Dollar Property24 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · California Tahoe Conservancy
DirectionsDog Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBurton Creek State Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · State of California
DirectionsRobert Pomin Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSkylandia32 acres
DirectionsLake Forest Beach Park6 acres
Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp4 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
200 conserved acres
19% of Dollar Point’s land. Water is left out: Dollar Point has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dollar Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation100 ac
Regional agency49 ac
U.S. Forest Service30 ac
State parks12 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
State Other or Unknown · 100 acLocal Other or Unknown · 42 acNational Forest · 30 acState Park · 12 acUnknown Easement · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed site - California Tahoe Conservancy State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 100 | Closed |
| TSRA Outliers - Skylandia Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 33 | Open |
| Tahoe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 30 | Open |
| Burton Creek State Park State Park | State parks | 21 | Open |
| Pomin Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Lake Forest Beach Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Dollar Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Dollar Point
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Dollar Point
Lake Forest Public AccessIn Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Dollar Point
Lake Forest Campground
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
1Soccer
1Baseball
1Volleyball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dollar Point: May 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Dollar Point →
Next door
Dollar Point and its neighbors
Dollar Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar Point | 19% | 2.2 | 52 | 81% | A |
| Cedar Flat | 28% | 3.5 | under 1 | under 1% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dollar Point
Where can I hike in Dollar Point?
The longest trail networks: Dollar Property, 0.4 miles; Dog Park, 0.3 miles; Burton Creek State Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dollar Point is conserved land?
19% 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 Dollar Point’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Dollar Property. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dollar Point?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dollar Point?
66,016 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dollar Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 107 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dollar Point have?
Ahead of 95% 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 Dollar Point 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 →