Hoy Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dicklyon · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Shastina
24% of Lake Shastina’s land is conserved: 605 acres
608 acres are parks and preserves, 203 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Shastina, 0.1 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #343 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
605 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
608 ac
203 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Shastina?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Shastina have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Shastina is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #343 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Shastina’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land203 acres of park per 1,000 residents (608 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to home58% 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 72%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 60%
Water is 20% of Lake Shastina’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 19%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lake Shastina. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
605 conserved acres
24% of Lake Shastina’s land. Water is left out: Lake Shastina has 4.0 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Shastina’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency599 ac
County5 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 599 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shastina Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 599 | Open |
| Hoy Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lake Shastina
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Lake Shastina
Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Shastina: April to June and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 70 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Shastina →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Shastina
How much of Lake Shastina is conserved land?
24% 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 Shastina’s trails?
Hoy Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Shastina?
60,060 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Shastina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 608 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Shastina have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #343 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 Shastina 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 →