San Bernardino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Riverside
Lake Riverside has 911 acres of parks, 722 for every 1,000 residents
19% of Lake Riverside’s land is conserved, about 906 acres. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Riverside, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
906 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
911 ac
722 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Riverside?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Riverside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Riverside is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Riverside’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land722 acres of park per 1,000 residents (911 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home17% 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 75%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
906 conserved acres
19% of Lake Riverside’s land. Who manages Lake Riverside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency906 ac
U.S. Forest Service1 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 906 acNational Forest · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority Conserved Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 867 | Open |
| Jalem Productions Acquisition Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 38 | Open |
| San Bernardino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Cheyenne Court0.1 mi
Wildflower Court0.1 mi
Carriage Court0.1 mi
Pawnee Court0.1 mi
Saginaw Court0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Riverside: 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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 92 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Riverside →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Riverside
How much of Lake Riverside 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 Lake Riverside’s trails?
San Bernardino National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Riverside?
59,249 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Riverside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 911 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Riverside have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Lake Riverside 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 →