Live Oak City Park
Managed by City of Live Oak
92 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Live Oak
Live Oak has 188 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Live Oak City Park (1.1 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Live Oak, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #165 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
131 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
188 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Live Oak?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Live Oak have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Live Oak is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #165 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Live Oak’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (188 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home84% 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 63%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 74%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Live Oak’s 4% is ahead of 74% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Live Oak City Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Woodcrest Park
Managed by City of Live Oak
45 acres0.2 mi of trail
Indian Blanket Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Live Oak Xeriscape Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
131 conserved acres
4% of Live Oak’s land. Who manages Live Oak’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city261 ac
Conservation Easement · 131 acLocal Park · 130 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak City Park Local Park | Town or city | 95 | Open |
| Blaha Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Montanio Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Live Oak
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Live Oak
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Live Oak
Live Oak Hill CourseCity of Live Oak
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 mi
Indian Blanket Path0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Football
1Pickleball
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 Live Oak
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Live Oak →
Next door
Live Oak and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak | 4% | 0.4 | 12 | 84% | B |
| San Antonio | 10% | 0.7 | 21 | 76% | A− |
| Universal City | 12% | 2.8 | 23 | 99% | A+ |
| Selma | under 1% | 1.5 | 31 | 95% | B+ |
| Converse | 4% | 0.4 | 11 | 89% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Live Oak
Where can I hike in Live Oak?
The longest trail networks: Live Oak City Park, 1.1 miles; Woodcrest Park, 0.2 miles; Live Oak Xeriscape Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Live Oak is conserved land?
4% 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 Live Oak’s trails?
Live Oak City Park and Woodcrest Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Live Oak?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Live Oak?
8,561 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Live Oak or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 188 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Live Oak have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #165 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 Live Oak 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 →