Lower LakeCalifornia
Lower Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Clear Lake region of Lake County, in northern California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lower Lake had a population of 1,276.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Lower Lake
Set in the northwestern part of California, Lower Lake is a small unincorporated community.
Lower Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.67 square miles.
📰 Lower Lake News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lower Lake Unique
- The only place in America named Lower Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lower Lake
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum · Museum
- Lower Lake Stone Jail · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lower Lake
- Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cache Creek Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lower Lake
- Carle (William C.) High (Continuation)
- Highlands Academy
- Konocti Preschool
- Lower Lake Elementary
- Lower Lake High
- Richard H. Lewis Alternative
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.