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Outdoors in Sunshine

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sunshine

1% of Sunshine’s land is conserved, about 159 acres. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Sunshine, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
159 acres · of 17.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

159 conserved acres

1% of Sunshine’s land. Who manages Sunshine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board159 ac
State Resource Management Area · 159 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board159Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Amarillo Road Southeast0.2 mi
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Sunshine

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.814.214.113.312.311.310.510.1
High (°F)586371798897969388796757
Rain (in)0.60.60.30.20.20.41.81.91.30.70.50.8

May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sunshine →

Questions about parks and trails in Sunshine

Is there public land near Sunshine?

115,032 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunshine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 159 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sunshine 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 →