Photo: Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of Kingsbury’s land is conserved: 77%
77% of Kingsbury’s land is conserved, about 10,671 acres. 67 miles of mapped trail cross Kingsbury, 3.1 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kingsbury?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kingsbury have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingsbury is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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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10,671 conserved acres
77% of Kingsbury’s land. Who manages Kingsbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toiyabe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 10,017 | Open |
| Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park State Park | State parks | 556 | Restricted |
| Eldorado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 55 | Open |
| Open Space State Recreation Area | State Department of Land | 53 | Open |
7 places to go in Kingsbury
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
17 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
7 more trails
1.4 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Kingsbury: June 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 3.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Kingsbury →
Kingsbury and its neighbors
Kingsbury has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury | 77% | 3.1 | 41 | 93% | A+ |
| Round Hill Village | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Zephyr Cove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Genoa | 13% | 0.5 | 6 | 16% | B− |
| Skyland | — 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 Kingsbury
How much of Kingsbury is conserved land?
77% 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.
Where can I bike in Kingsbury?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.9 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Tahoe Rim Trail.
Is there public land near Kingsbury?
101,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingsbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10,084 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingsbury have?
Ahead of 98% 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 Kingsbury 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 →