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Outdoors in Lake City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake City

43% of Lake City’s land is conserved, about 1,597 acres.

Conserved land
43%
1,597 acres · of 5.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,597 conserved acres

43% of Lake City’s land. Who manages Lake City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,462 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)97 ac
Bureau of Land Management39 ac
National Forest · 1,462 acConservation Easement · 97 acNational Public Lands · 39 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 97 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Modoc National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,462Open
Applegate Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management39Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Lake City: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)414349556473858375624840
Rain (in)2.31.72.02.02.01.00.30.30.41.21.92.5

July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lake City →

Questions about parks and trails in Lake City

Is there public land near Lake City?

126,301 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake City 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 →