Matthews Street City Park
Park
37 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Photolitherland Chris Litherland · CC BY 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Livingston
Livingston has 386 acres of parks, 68 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Matthews Street City Park (0.6 mi). 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Livingston, 0.5 per square mile of land. 6% of Livingston’s land is conserved, about 337 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #85 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
337 acres · of 8.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
386 ac
68 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Livingston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Livingston is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #85 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Livingston’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land68 acres of park per 1,000 residents (386 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home65% 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 76%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 87%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Livingston’s 6% is ahead of 80% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Matthews Street City Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Joe Pedigo Park
Managed by Livingston Parks & Recreation
222 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Anniversary Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
337 conserved acres
6% of Livingston’s land. Who manages Livingston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city476 ac
Conservation Easement · 337 acLocal Park · 139 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 198 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews Street City Park Local Park | Town or city | 102 | Open |
| Barney Wiggins Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
19Golf
11Baseball
8Tennis
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 24 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Livingston: 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 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
July is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Livingston →
Next door
Livingston and its neighbors
Livingston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 6% | 0.5 | 68 | 65% | A− |
| West Livingston | 4% | 0.3 | 81 | 19% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Livingston
Where can I hike in Livingston?
The longest trail networks: Matthews Street City Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Livingston 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 Livingston’s trails?
Matthews Street City Park and Joe Pedigo Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Livingston?
1,063 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Livingston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 386 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Livingston have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Livingston 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 →