Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
Managed by United States Forest Service;Bureau of Land Management
89 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lucerne
Lucerne has 6.5 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Lucerne’s land is conserved, about 48 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #520 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
48 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,530 ft
Pine Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Lucerne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lucerne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lucerne is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #520 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lucerne’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home84% 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 51%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 39%
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.
Alpine Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
1% of Lucerne’s land. Who manages Lucerne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service40 ac
County6 ac
National Forest · 40 acLocal Park · 4 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 40 | Open |
| Lucerne Creek Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
| Lucerne Harbor County Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Alpine County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Lucerne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lucerne
Dorn beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lucerne
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lucerne
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Lucerne
Pine Mountain2,530 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Rowan Trail0.1 mi
Biking & 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
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lucerne: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 76 | 62 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 8.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 8.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lucerne →
Questions about parks and trails in Lucerne
Where can I hike in Lucerne?
The longest trail networks: Lucerne Creek Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lucerne is conserved land?
1% 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’s trails?
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and Lucerne Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lucerne?
12,898 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lucerne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lucerne have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #520 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 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 →