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Crescent Lake Junction, OregonPhoto: Animeicity at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Crescent Lake

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crescent Lake

6% of Crescent Lake’s land is conserved, about 60 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Crescent Lake, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
60 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Who protects it

60 conserved acres

6% of Crescent Lake’s land. Who manages Crescent Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service60 ac
National Forest · 60 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Deschutes National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service60Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Crescent Lake: May to September

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)404246516067787871574438
Rain (in)5.23.73.21.91.70.90.50.40.82.64.75.8

August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Crescent Lake →

Questions about parks and trails in Crescent Lake

Is there public land near Crescent Lake?

151,919 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crescent Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crescent Lake 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 →