Siuslaw National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lakeside
8% of Lakeside’s land is conserved: 100 acres
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lakeside, 0.2 per square mile of land. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
100 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lakeside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lakeside is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lakeside’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Water is 13% of Lakeside’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Managed by United States Forest Service
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
William M. Tugman State Park
Nature preserve
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
100 conserved acres
8% of Lakeside’s land. Water is left out: Lakeside has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lakeside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service78 ac
Town or city22 ac
National Forest · 78 acLocal Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siuslaw National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 78 | Open |
| William M. Tugman State Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lakeside
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lakeside
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lakeside
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Lakeside: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 10.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 11.7 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 67 °F). 11.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lakeside →
Questions about parks and trails in Lakeside
How much of Lakeside is conserved land?
8% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Lakeside’s trails?
Siuslaw National Forest and Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lakeside?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lakeside?
8,656 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lakeside have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Lakeside 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 →