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Outdoors in Lakeside

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lakeside

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lakeside, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake Rhodalake
When to get out

The best walking months in Lakeside: April 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)474856637283898779665546
Rain (in)0.60.81.32.32.71.71.91.71.41.20.90.6

December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lakeside →

Next door

Lakeside and its neighbors

Lakeside has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Denver181 miLakeside0.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lakeside— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Denver7%1.2999%+A−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lakeside

Is there public land near Lakeside?

28,938 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lakeside 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 →