City Park
Managed by City of Clifton
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Clifton
Clifton has 83 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Clifton’s land is conserved, about 82 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clifton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #160 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
82 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Clifton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clifton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clifton is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #160 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clifton’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 75%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Clifton’s 6% is ahead of 79% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Olsen Park
Managed by City of Clifton
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Cockrell-Thiele Park
Managed by City of Clifton
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
82 conserved acres
6% of Clifton’s land. Who manages Clifton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city164 ac
Local Park · 68 acConservation Easement · 68 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 acRecreation or Education Easement · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Clifton Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Olsen Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Dahl Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Clifton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clifton
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Baseball
5Softball
4Tennis
1Football
1Multi-sport
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Clifton
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 80 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clifton →
Questions about parks and trails in Clifton
How much of Clifton is conserved land?
6% 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 Clifton’s trails?
City Park and Olsen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clifton?
634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clifton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 83 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clifton have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #160 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 Clifton 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 →