Barton Creek has 14 miles of mapped trails, 2.9 for every square mile of land
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #493 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Barton Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Barton Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barton Creek is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #493 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Barton Creek’s under 1% is ahead of 13% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Barton Creek’s land. Who manages Barton Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Creek West Park and Greenway Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Barton Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
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 Barton Creek
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Barton Creek →
Barton Creek and its neighbors
Barton Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Creek | under 1% | 2.9 | under 1 | 9% | C− |
| Austin | 19% | 1.6 | 19 | 89% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barton Creek
How much of Barton Creek is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Barton Creek?
19,380 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barton Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barton Creek have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #493 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 Barton Creek 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 →