Lemmon Valley has 50 miles of mapped trails, 3.1 for every square mile of land
85 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Lemmon Valley’s land is conserved, about 217 acres. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #20 of 42 in Nevada. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lemmon Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lemmon Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lemmon Valley is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #20 of 42 in Nevada. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 7% of Lemmon Valley’s area (1 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lemmon Valley Horseman's Arena
Lemmon Valley Open Space
217 conserved acres
2% of Lemmon Valley’s land. Water is left out: Lemmon Valley has 15.9 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lemmon Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Archery Facility Local Recreation Area | County | 91 | Open |
| Air Race Buffer Local Conservation Area | County | 51 | Open |
| Swan Lake Nature Study Area Local Recreation Area | County | 41 | Open |
| Lemmon Valley Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Lemmon Valley Horseman's Arena Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Lemmon Valley Horsemans Arena Local Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
| Lemmon Valley Park Site Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Lemmon Valley Trails Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
13 places to go in Lemmon Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.5 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.
The best walking months in Lemmon Valley: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lemmon Valley →
Lemmon Valley and its neighbors
Lemmon Valley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemmon Valley | 2% | 3.1 | 19 | 69% | B+ |
| Reno | 5% | 1.8 | 12 | 96% | A− |
| Golden Valley | 2% | 2.8 | 36 | 54% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lemmon Valley
How much of Lemmon Valley is conserved land?
2% 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 Lemmon Valley’s trails?
Lemmon Valley Park and Lemmon Valley Horseman's Arena don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lemmon Valley?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lemmon Valley?
151,628 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lemmon Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,469 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lemmon Valley have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 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 Lemmon Valley 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 →