Lake County, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

Sec. 2 makes it unlawful to ride or utilize a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, roller skates, in-line skates or roller blades on a defined list of County properties: the pedestrian areas immediately around the Lake County Courthouse at 255 North Forbes Street in Lakeport (though City of Lakeport sidewalks around the courthouse are excluded from the county ban); the surfaces of the Upper Lake and Middletown Tennis Courts; within 20 feet of the Middletown Senior Center and Library, and its parking lot whenever a vehicle is parked there; the stairs, ramps and railings of the Historic Lucerne Hotel; and picnic tables, brickwork, fountains, planters, sculptures and ornamental surfaces at any County property, including County parks.

Sec. 3 requires the Buildings and Grounds Department to post signs at each restricted entrance. Everywhere else on County property, Sec. 4 allows these devices so long as riders yield to pedestrians, obey traffic laws, and avoid creating a nuisance, defined to include threatening injury, obstructing property, or generating loud or unreasonable noise. Sec. 5 sets separate rules for the Kelseyville Skate Park: hours run sunrise to sunset, riders must wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads, users must be at least 12 years old, food and beverages are barred from the skating surface, no additional ramps or obstacles may be added, motorized vehicles are prohibited, and reckless riding with willful disregard for others' safety is banned. Devices used solely to transport infants, disabled persons, or merchandise are exempt under Secs. 8.