Lake Lagunitas is one of seven reservoirs providing potable water to the Marin Municipal Water District.

[3] It is the oldest and smallest lake in the Mount Tamalpais watershed, with surface area of 22 acres (8.9 ha).

[citation needed] About a mile east of Lake Lagunitas is Phoenix Lake, with surface area of approximately 25 acres.

And 0.3 miles to the west of Lake Lagunitas is Bon Tempe Lake, which has an area of 280 acres[citation needed].

The only major lake to the west of Fairfax-Bolinas Road is Kent Lake, the largest in the watershed with surface area of 432 acres.