Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Denton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 places to go in Denton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Denton
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Denton →
Questions about parks and trails in Denton
Is there public land near Denton?
11,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Denton neighbors.
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 →