Stephen Sorensen Park
Park
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Antelope Valley Indian Museum · Photo: Junkyardsparkle · CC0COutdoors
Outdoors in Lake Los Angeles
Lake Los Angeles has 109 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Lake Los Angeles’ land is conserved, about 107 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Los Angeles, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #708 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
107 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
3.1 mi paths
Highest peak
3,225 ft
Lovejoy Buttes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Los Angeles have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Los Angeles is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #708 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Los Angeles’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (109 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home30% 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 28%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 16%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
107 conserved acres
2% of Lake Los Angeles’ land. Who manages Lake Los Angeles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County107 ac
Local Park · 107 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Sorensen Park Local Park | County | 107 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lake Los Angeles
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lake Los Angeles
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Lake Los Angeles
Lovejoy Buttes3,225 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
175th Street East0.5 mi
160th Street East0.4 mi
East Avenue P0.3 mi
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Los Angeles: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 91 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Los Angeles →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Los Angeles
How much of Lake Los Angeles 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 Lake Los Angeles’ trails?
Stephen Sorensen Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lake Los Angeles?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lake Los Angeles?
6,618 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Los Angeles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Los Angeles have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #708 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 Lake Los Angeles 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 →