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Outdoors in Lower Lake

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lower Lake

14 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lower Lake, 0.8 per square mile of land. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
14 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve

Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

14 conserved acres

1% of Lower Lake’s land. Who manages Lower Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks13 ac
County1 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 13 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park
State Historic or Cultural Area
State parks13Open
Russell Rustici County Park
Local Park
County1Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Lower Lake

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Lower Lake

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Basketball
1Softball
1Soccer
1Football
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Lower Lake: May and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)565863687685929187766355
Rain (in)8.78.15.62.71.60.30.00.00.11.74.08.5

July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lower Lake →

Next door

Lower Lake and its neighbors

Lower Lake has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Lower Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clearlake3%1.61147%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lower Lake

Are dogs allowed on Lower Lake’s trails?

Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Lower Lake?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lower Lake?

10,389 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lower 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 →