Mojave Narrows Regional Park
Managed by San Bernardino County Regional Parks
646 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Thomas from USA · CC BY 2.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Spring Valley Lake
Spring Valley Lake has 8.0 miles of mapped trails, 2.6 for every square mile of land
34% of Spring Valley Lake’s land is conserved, about 649 acres. 661 acres are parks and preserves, 70 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Mojave Narrows Regional Park (3 mi).
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #70 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
649 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
2.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
661 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 3.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Valley Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spring Valley Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Valley Lake is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #70 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spring Valley Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land70 acres of park per 1,000 residents (661 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home83% 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 97%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 92%
Water is 10% of Spring Valley Lake’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 30%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Mojave Narrows Regional Park, with 3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meadowlark Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
649 conserved acres
34% of Spring Valley Lake’s land. Water is left out: Spring Valley Lake has 3.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Spring Valley Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife642 ac
Town or city7 ac
State Other or Unknown · 637 acLocal Park · 7 acState Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave Narrows Regional Park State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 637 | Restricted |
| Meadowlark Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mojave River Public Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Spring Valley Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Spring Valley Lake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Spring Valley Lake
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
4Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Spring Valley Lake: April and May
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 79 | 68 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spring Valley Lake →
Next door
Spring Valley Lake and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Lake | 34% | 2.6 | 70 | 83% | A+ |
| Apple Valley | 1% | 3.5 | 6 | 34% | B− |
| Victorville | under 1% | 1.6 | 2 | 50% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring Valley Lake
Where can I hike in Spring Valley Lake?
The longest trail networks: Mojave Narrows Regional Park, 3 miles; Makai Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spring Valley Lake is conserved land?
34% 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 Spring Valley Lake’s trails?
Mojave Narrows Regional Park and Meadowlark Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spring Valley Lake?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Spring Valley Lake?
16,943 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Valley Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 661 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring Valley Lake have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Spring Valley 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 →