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Lake Merced

6 m20 ft
Area
1.08 km²
Tonight
51°FFair · Wind 3–9 mph NNW

Lake Merced is a lake at 6 m above sea level in California, United States, 1.08 km² in area and 2.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
6 m
Length
2.7 km
Shoreline
10.2 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Merced in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
10.2 km≈2½ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Merced 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.7 × 4.7 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Merced terrain and contours

5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Merced elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Lake Merced weather

Tonight · Fair · 51°F (11°C) · Wind 3–9 mph NNW

Lake Merced forecast for about 54 m.

  • Tonight51°–3–9 mph NNW
  • Sat51°68°–3–7 mph NNE
  • Sun53°68°2%6 mph NNE
  • Mon51°64°4%3–12 mph WNW
  • Tue51°62°4%5–9 mph NW
  • Wed52°64°1%3–8 mph NNW
  • Thu52°62°25%5–8 mph WNW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Merced

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Merced, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.4 km NNE

    +2 more within 0.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    1.9 km NNW

    +2 more within 7.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Treasure Island RV Park

    7.1 km SE · +1 more within 7.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.4 km NNE
Parking0.5 km SW
Parking0.6 km NNW
Trailhead1.9 km NNW
Crocker Gate Trail HeadTrailhead5.1 km ESE
Trailhead7.0 km ESE
Treasure Island RV ParkCaravan site7.1 km SE
Esplenade BeachCaravan site7.4 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.7 × 4.7 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 95% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
94.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
4.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
0.8% of the 22 km² view
Relief in view
146 m low point -1 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Built-up 36.7%Water 33.8%Trees 14.4%Grassland 13.7%Bare rock / sparse 1.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.4 km; 1,440 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • White-crowned Sparrow454
  • Mallard380
  • Western Gull370
  • Great-tailed Grackle346
  • Red-tailed Hawk332
  • Bermuda buttercup313
Where it sits

Where Lake Merced sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Merced downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-12)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia