Willow Grove Park
Park
176 acres0.7 mi of trail
Willow Grove Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Dallas
37% of Lake Dallas’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 37% of Lake Dallas’ land is conserved, about 564 acres. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Dallas, 0.9 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #5 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
564 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
304 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Dallas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Dallas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Dallas is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #5 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Dallas’ overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (304 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)#5 of 642
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake Dallas’ 37% is ahead of 98% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
Water is 12% of Lake Dallas’ area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 32%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Willow Grove Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Dallas City Park
Managed by City of Lake Dallas
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Thousand Oaks Park
Managed by City of Corinth
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
564 conserved acres
37% of Lake Dallas’ land. Water is left out: Lake Dallas has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Dallas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers1,335 ac
Town or city43 ac
Recreation Management Area · 537 acRecreation or Education Easement · 537 acLocal Park · 282 acConservation Easement · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 537 | Open |
| Willow Grove Park Local Park | Army Corps of Engineers | 261 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| River Oaks Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Lake Dallas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Lake Dallas
Jackson_Ranch_Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lake Dallas
Jackson Ranch Community Playground
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Willow Grove Park Trail1.5 mi
Wembly0.4 mi
Briarwood0.2 mi
Grandview0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
4Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lake Dallas
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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
January is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Dallas →
Next door
Lake Dallas and its neighbors
Lake Dallas has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dallas | 37% | 0.9 | 39 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hickory Creek | 39% | 0.2 | 220 | 99%+ | A |
| Corinth | 6% | 0.1 | 14 | 98% | B+ |
| Shady Shores | 19% | 0.1 | 115 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Dallas
Where can I hike in Lake Dallas?
The longest trail networks: Willow Grove Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Dallas is conserved land?
37% 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 Lake Dallas’ trails?
Willow Grove Park and Lake Dallas City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lake Dallas?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lake Dallas?
29,622 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Dallas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 304 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lake Dallas have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #5 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 Lake Dallas 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 →