Angeles National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
208 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Elizabeth Lake
Elizabeth Lake has 6.6 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Elizabeth Lake’s land is conserved, about 208 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
208 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Elizabeth Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elizabeth Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elizabeth Lake is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elizabeth Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home15% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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 Angeles National Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
208 conserved acres
5% of Elizabeth Lake’s land. Who manages Elizabeth Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service208 ac
National Forest · 208 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angeles National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 208 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Elizabeth Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Elizabeth Lake
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Forest Route 7N011.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Elizabeth Lake: April to June
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 90 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elizabeth Lake →
Next door
Elizabeth Lake and its neighbors
Elizabeth Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lake | 5% | 1.1 | under 1 | 15% | C |
| Lake Hughes | — 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 Elizabeth Lake
Where can I hike in Elizabeth Lake?
The longest trail networks: Angeles National Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Elizabeth Lake is conserved land?
5% 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 Elizabeth Lake’s trails?
Angeles National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elizabeth Lake?
76,090 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elizabeth Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 208 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elizabeth Lake have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Elizabeth 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 →