Sorenson Park
Managed by Clark County
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Shore
Lake Shore has 10 acres of parks, 1.4 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Sorenson Park (0.5 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Shore, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #221 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
11 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Shore?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Shore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Shore is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #221 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Shore’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 23%
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
The longest trail network is Sorenson Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jack Z. Fazio Park
Managed by Clark County
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jason Lee Middle School Park
Managed by Clark County
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
1% of Lake Shore’s land. Who manages Lake Shore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County11 ac
Local Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Z. Fazio Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Sorenson Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Lake Shore
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lake Shore
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Tennis
3Soccer
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Shore: April 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Shore →
Next door
Lake Shore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore | 1% | 0.7 | 1 | 94% | B− |
| Felida | 5% | 0.9 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Salmon Creek | 10% | 0.8 | 16 | 94% | A− |
| Vancouver | 7% | 1.1 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Hazel Dell | 3% | 0.4 | 3 | 77% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Shore
Where can I hike in Lake Shore?
The longest trail networks: Sorenson Park, 0.5 miles; Jack Z. Fazio Park, 0.3 miles; Jason Lee Middle School Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore’s trails?
Sorenson Park and Jack Z. Fazio Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lake Shore?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lake Shore?
25,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Shore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Shore have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #221 of 285 in Washington. 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 Lake Shore 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 →