Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Clear Lake
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Clear Lake, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Clear Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clear Lake is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Water is 14% of Clear Lake’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
The longest trail network is Clear Lake Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beaver Laket
10 conserved acres
1% of Clear Lake’s land. Water is left out: Clear Lake has 2.7 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clear Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake Beach Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Loth231 Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Unknown |
4 places to go in Clear Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Clear 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 7.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
July is the driest month (1.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 7.9 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Clear Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Clear Lake
Where can I hike in Clear Lake?
The longest trail networks: Clear Lake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clear Lake is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Clear Lake’s trails?
Clear Lake Park and Beaver Laket don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clear Lake?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Clear Lake?
38,911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clear Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clear Lake have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Clear Lake 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 →