Erlands Point Preserve
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kitsap Lake
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Kitsap Lake
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kitsap Lake, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kitsap Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kitsap Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kitsap Lake is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kitsap Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Chico Salmon Park
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
1% of Kitsap Lake’s land. Who manages Kitsap Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint5 ac
County5 ac
Unknown Easement · 5 acLocal Conservation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Oil Local Conservation Area | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Kitsap Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kitsap Lake
Chico Christian Daycare
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Kitsap 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 8.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 8.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Kitsap Lake →
Next door
Kitsap Lake and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsap Lake | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Bremerton | 42% | 0.8 | 23 | 99% | A |
| Chico | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 65% | C+ |
| Erlands Point | — 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 Kitsap Lake
How much of Kitsap 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 Kitsap Lake’s trails?
Erlands Point Preserve and Chico Salmon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kitsap Lake?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kitsap Lake?
24,236 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kitsap Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kitsap Lake have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Kitsap 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 →