Stonegate Park
Managed by City of Alvarado
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Alvarado
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Alvarado
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Alvarado. 51 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #379 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
38 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Alvarado?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alvarado have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alvarado is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #379 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alvarado’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 41%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Alvarado’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
Water is 10% of Alvarado’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moore Park
Managed by City of Alvarado
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Park
Managed by CIty of Alvarado
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Parkway Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsStonegate Park12 acres · City of Alvarado
Moore Park10 acres · City of Alvarado
Lake Park3 acres · CIty of Alvarado
George Washington Carver Park1 acres
DirectionsHeritage Park1 acres · City of Alvarado
DirectionsWho protects it
38 conserved acres
1% of Alvarado’s land. Water is left out: Alvarado has 6.8 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Alvarado’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city70 ac
Conservation Easement · 34 acLocal Park · 29 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 acRecreation or Education Easement · 3 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Parkway Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Alvarado Boat Ramp Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Heritage Park And Museum Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| George Washington Carver Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Alvarado
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Alvarado
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
14Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Football
1Skate park
1Volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Alvarado
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alvarado →
Next door
Alvarado and its neighbors
Alvarado has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 95% | C+ |
| Venus | under 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 70% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Alvarado
Where can I hike in Alvarado?
The longest trail networks: Parkway Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Alvarado is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Alvarado’s trails?
Stonegate Park and Moore Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Alvarado?
2,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alvarado or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Alvarado have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #379 of 642 in Texas. 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 Alvarado 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 →