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Tick risk in Lake County, California
Lake County covers 14 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Lake County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Lake County runs from Soda Bay (moderate) at the high end to Lakeport (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 15% to 71%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Soda BayModerate risk
- Clearlake RivieraModerate risk
- CobbModerate risk
- LucerneModerate risk
- Upper LakeModerate risk
Tick species in Lake County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Lake County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
No CDC tick-testing records for Lake County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Lake County, CA
Professional tick control across Lake County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Lake County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Lake County?
Most Lake County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.
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Common questions about ticks in Lake County
Which towns in Lake County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Soda Bay carries the highest modeled tick risk in Lake County, followed by Clearlake Riviera, Cobb, Lucerne, Upper Lake. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Lake County ranges from 15% to 71%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Lakeport sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Lake County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Lake County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Lake County?
CDC reports too few cases in Lake County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.
All towns in Lake County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.