Fishing Club
Park
32 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dinkey Creek Bridge · Photo: Craig Taylor · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Shaver Lake
Few parks or trails are on the map in Shaver Lake
The biggest trail networks: Fishing Club (0.5 mi). 40% of Shaver Lake’s land is conserved, about 8,218 acres. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 111 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
40%
8,218 acres · of 32.3 sq mi of land
Trails
98 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
111 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
Highest peak
6,368 ft
Mount Stevenson
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
The longest trail network is Fishing Club, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shaver Lake Community Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
8,218 conserved acres
40% of Shaver Lake’s land. Water is left out: Shaver Lake has 32.3 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Shaver Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service8,218 ac
National Forest · 8,218 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8,218 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Shaver Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shaver Lake
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Shaver Lake
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Shaver Lake
3 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Shaver Lake
Mount Stevenson6,368 ft elevation
DirectionsFlume Peak5,948 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Shaver Lake
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
9S071.0 mi
10S3060.9 mi
9S06E0.9 mi
Perimeter Trail0.3 mi
Scouts' Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shaver Lake: May to August
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.8 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 7.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Shaver Lake →
Next door
Shaver Lake and its neighbors
Shaver Lake has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaver Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Auberry | 36% | 0.5 | 2 | 2% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shaver Lake
Where can I hike in Shaver Lake?
The longest trail networks: Fishing Club, 0.5 miles; Shaver Lake Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Shaver Lake’s trails?
Fishing Club and Shaver Lake Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shaver Lake?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Shaver Lake?
215,757 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shaver Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,311 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shaver Lake 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 →