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Outdoors in North San Juan

Few parks or trails are on the map in North San Juan

15% of North San Juan’s land is conserved, about 241 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross North San Juan.

Conserved land
15%
241 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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.

Tahoe National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
185 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

North San Juan Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

241 conserved acres

15% of North San Juan’s land. Who manages North San Juan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service241 ac
National Forest · 241 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tahoe National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service241Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Oregon Creek Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1975
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in North San Juan: 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)545760667483919085746153
Rain (in)9.99.38.34.62.50.80.00.10.42.95.610.4

July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 10.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North San Juan →

Questions about parks and trails in North San Juan

Are dogs allowed on North San Juan’s trails?

Tahoe National Forest and North San Juan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near North San Juan?

71,685 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North San Juan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 439 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from North San Juan 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 →