Live Oak Soccer Park
Park
25 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:bobjgalindo · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Live Oak
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Live Oak
The biggest trail networks: Live Oak Soccer Park (0.7 mi). 72 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Live Oak’s land is conserved, about 71 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #438 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
71 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Live Oak?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Live Oak have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Live Oak is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #438 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Live Oak’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 48%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Live Oak Soccer Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Live Oak Memorial Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pennington Ranch Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Date Street Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
71 conserved acres
4% of Live Oak’s land. Who manages Live Oak’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city71 ac
Local Recreation Area · 54 acLocal Other or Unknown · 13 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Soccer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Live Oak Memorial Park (and Swimming Pool) Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Pennington Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Live Oak Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Date Stree Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Live Oak
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Live Oak
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Live Oak Historic Commercial DistrictDistrict · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Live Oak: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Live Oak →
Questions about parks and trails in Live Oak
Where can I hike in Live Oak?
The longest trail networks: Live Oak Soccer Park, 0.7 miles; Pennington Ranch Park, 0.1 miles; Date Street Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Live Oak is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Live Oak’s trails?
Live Oak Soccer Park and Live Oak Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Live Oak?
11,263 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Live Oak or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Live Oak have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #438 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Live Oak neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →