Johnson Lane OHV Play Area
Park
24 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Johnson Lane
Johnson Lane has 100 miles of mapped trails, 4.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Johnson Lane OHV Play Area (1.1 mi). 5% of Johnson Lane’s land is conserved, about 762 acres. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 7.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #23 of 42 in Nevada. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
762 acres · of 21.9 sq mi of land
Trails
100 mi
4.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
5,932 ft
Hot Springs Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Johnson Lane?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Johnson Lane have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Johnson Lane is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #23 of 42 in Nevada. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Johnson Lane’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NV town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails4.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (100 mi) · NV 2.0 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · NV 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home56% of residents within a half mile of a park · NV 74% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Nevada towns of 2,500+ (42)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Johnson Lane OHV Play Area, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Johnson Lane OHV Main Staging Area
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stephanie Way Equestrian Staging Area
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
762 conserved acres
5% of Johnson Lane’s land. Who manages Johnson Lane’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint745 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits644 ac
State natural resources10 ac
County3 ac
Unknown Easement · 745 acConservation Easement · 644 acState Other or Unknown · 10 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 748 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada State Medium Security Prison State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 10 | Closed |
| Johnson Lane Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Johnson Lane
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Johnson Lane
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Johnson Lane
Hot Springs Mountain5,932 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.8 miUnpaved · 40.9 mi
Hite Court0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Johnson Lane: April to 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 82 | 91 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Johnson Lane →
Next door
Johnson Lane and its neighbors
Johnson Lane has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Lane | 5% | 4.6 | 7 | 56% | B+ |
| Indian Hills | 43% | 4.0 | 17 | 79% | A |
| Carson City | 22% | 3.5 | 77 | 86% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Johnson Lane
Where can I hike in Johnson Lane?
The longest trail networks: Johnson Lane OHV Play Area, 1.1 miles; Johnson Lane OHV Main Staging Area, 0.3 miles; Johnson Lane Park, 0.3 miles; Stephanie Way Equestrian Staging Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Johnson Lane is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Nevada town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Johnson Lane’s trails?
Johnson Lane OHV Play Area and Johnson Lane OHV Main Staging Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Johnson Lane?
163,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johnson Lane or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,553 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Johnson Lane have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 of 42 in Nevada. 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 Johnson Lane 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 →