Photo: Velo Steve · CC BY-SA 3.021% of Pine Mountain Lake’s land is conserved: 2,552 acres
3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Mountain Lake, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Mountain Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pine Mountain Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Mountain Lake is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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2,552 conserved acres
21% of Pine Mountain Lake’s land. Who manages Pine Mountain Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2,543 | Open |
| Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Restricted |
7 places to go in Pine Mountain Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 swimming spots without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Pine Mountain 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 74 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 6.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pine Mountain Lake →
Pine Mountain Lake and its neighbors
Pine Mountain Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain Lake | 21% | 0.3 | 1 | 24% | C+ |
| Groveland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Mountain Lake
How much of Pine Mountain Lake is conserved land?
21% 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 Pine Mountain Lake?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pine Mountain Lake?
148,869 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Mountain Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,514 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Mountain Lake have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Pine Mountain Lake 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 →