Pioneer Park
Managed by County of San Bernardino
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: TOLocal · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lucerne Valley
Lucerne Valley has 316 miles of mapped trails, 3.0 for every square mile of land
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Lucerne Valley’s land is conserved, about 1,281 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #632 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
1,281 acres · of 105.6 sq mi of land
Trails
316 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,527 ft
Negro Butte
What kind of outdoors town is Lucerne Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lucerne Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lucerne Valley is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #632 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lucerne Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails3.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (316 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 25%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
1,281 conserved acres
2% of Lucerne Valley’s land. Who manages Lucerne Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land1,273 ac
Regional Water Districts8 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,273 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1,273 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Regional Water Districts | 8 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Lucerne Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lucerne Valley
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Lucerne Valley
Negro Butte3,527 ft elevation
DirectionsChimney Rock3,379 ft elevation
DirectionsStrawberry Peak3,284 ft elevation
DirectionsPickaninny Buttes2,999 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
23 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 14.0 mi
Road C2.0 mi
N3521.8 mi
Cherokee Trail1.5 mi
Sutter Trail1.0 mi
Road H0.9 mi
Shere0.7 mi
Peyton Place0.7 mi
Road B0.5 mi
Neighborly Place0.5 mi
Lakeview0.5 mi
13 more trails
Sage
0.5 miRussels
0.5 miChimney Rock Loop
0.4 miCalle del Paz
0.4 miLookout Trail
0.4 miUtility (Edison) Easement
0.2 miOlive
0.2 miCochise Trail
0.2 miIronwood
0.2 miGleenwood
0.2 miAnza Trail
0.1 miUte Trail
0.1 miBullrush
0.1 miBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Basketball
6Tennis
5Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lucerne Valley: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 91 | 80 | 68 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lucerne Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Lucerne Valley
How much of Lucerne Valley 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 Lucerne Valley’s trails?
Pioneer Park and Midway Park & Arena don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lucerne Valley?
169,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lucerne Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12,357 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lucerne Valley have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #632 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 Lucerne Valley 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 →