Running Water Draw Regional Park
Park
114 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Plainview
Plainview has 485 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Running Water Draw Regional Park (0.5 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Plainview’s land is conserved, about 463 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #107 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
463 acres · of 13.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
485 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Plainview?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plainview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plainview is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #107 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plainview’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (485 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home90% 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 72%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 83%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Plainview’s 5% is ahead of 77% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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 Running Water Draw Regional Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Earl and Essie Givens Park
Park
33 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Travis Trussell Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Broadway Park
Park
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Running Water Draw Regional Park114 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsEarl and Essie Givens Park33 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsTravis Trussell Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lloyd C. Woods Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBroadway Park55 acres
Plainview Bike/Walking Trail33 acres
Lakeside Park26 acres
Hood Park9 acres
Lakeside School Park6 acres
Frisco Park3 acres
Utica Street Park2 acres
DirectionsThomas Boulevard Park1 acres
The Marsh1 acres · Wayland Baptist University
DirectionsWho protects it
463 conserved acres
5% of Plainview’s land. Who manages Plainview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city832 ac
Conservation Easement · 394 acLocal Park · 268 acRecreation or Education Easement · 109 acLocal Recreation Area · 62 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 174 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running Water Draw Regional Park Local Park | Town or city | 101 | Open |
| Joliet East Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| Broadway Park Local Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Givens Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Lakeside Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Stoneham Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Lloyd C. Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| M.B. Hood Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Travis Tressell Pond Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Splat Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Plainview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Plainview
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Baseball
11Tennis
5Soccer
3Basketball
2Football
1Beach volleyball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 22 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Plainview Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Plainview
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Plainview →
Questions about parks and trails in Plainview
Where can I hike in Plainview?
The longest trail networks: Running Water Draw Regional Park, 0.5 miles; Earl and Essie Givens Park, 0.4 miles; Travis Trussell Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Plainview is conserved land?
5% 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 Plainview’s trails?
Running Water Draw Regional Park and Earl and Essie Givens Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Plainview?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Plainview?
491 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plainview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 488 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Plainview have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #107 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 Plainview 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 →