North Lakeport has 8.8 miles of mapped trails, 2.3 for every square mile of land
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of North Lakeport’s land is conserved, about 56 acres. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #559 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Lakeport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Lakeport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Lakeport is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #559 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 41% of North Lakeport’s area (3 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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56 conserved acres
2% of North Lakeport’s land. Water is left out: North Lakeport has 3.8 square miles of land and 2.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages North Lakeport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodman Slough County Park Local Park | County | 24 | Open |
| Clear Lake Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in North Lakeport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in North Lakeport: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 77 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 7.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 7.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Lakeport →
North Lakeport and its neighbors
North Lakeport has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lakeport | 2% | 2.3 | 10 | 6% | B− |
| Lakeport | 3% | 4.2 | 12 | 72% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Lakeport
How much of North Lakeport 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.
Where can I bike in North Lakeport?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Lakeport?
62,144 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Lakeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Lakeport have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #559 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 North Lakeport neighbors.
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 →