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Outdoors in Lakeridge

More than half of Lakeridge’s land is conserved: 75%

75% of Lakeridge’s land is conserved, about 705 acres. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 89 per 1,000 residents. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Lakeridge, 3.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
75%
705 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
3.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
89 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Who protects it

705 conserved acres

75% of Lakeridge’s land. Water is left out: Lakeridge has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lakeridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service691 ac
State Department of Land10 ac
State parks3 ac
National Forest · 691 acState Recreation Area · 10 acState Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Toiyabe National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service691Open
Open Space
State Recreation Area
State Department of Land10Open
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
State Park
State parks3Restricted
Things to do

4 places to go in Lakeridge

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Lakeridge
Cave Rock Boat LaunchIn Cave Rock State Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.0 miUnpaved · 4.7 mi
The Far Side Boulders Approach0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Lakeridge: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)424347526170797871604941
Rain (in)3.32.92.61.21.10.50.20.30.41.11.72.9

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Lakeridge →

Next door

Lakeridge and its neighbors

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

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Lakeridge— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
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 Lakeridge

Are dogs allowed on Lakeridge’s trails?

Cave Rock State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Lakeridge?

63,013 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 276 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lakeridge 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 →