Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Cleveland has 38 acres of parks, 4.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cleveland. 2% of Cleveland’s land is conserved, about 228 acres. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #475 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cleveland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cleveland is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #475 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cleveland’s 2% is ahead of 53% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Old City Park
Samuel Wiley Park
228 conserved acres
2% of Cleveland’s land. Who manages Cleveland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damuth Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 142 | Closed |
| Sam Houston National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 55 | Open |
| City of Cleveland Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Open |
| Stancil Park Private Park | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Baldwin Park Private Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Campbell Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| King Pavilion Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Cleveland City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Old City Park Private Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 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.
The best walking months in Cleveland: 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) | 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 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cleveland →
Cleveland and its neighbors
Cleveland has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 60% | C− |
| North Cleveland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cleveland
How much of Cleveland is conserved land?
2% 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 Cleveland’s trails?
Campbell Park and Old City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cleveland?
34,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cleveland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 97 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cleveland have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #475 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 Cleveland 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 →