River Park
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Pleasanton
Pleasanton has 241 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasanton, 0.5 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Pleasanton’s land is conserved, about 234 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #216 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
234 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
241 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pleasanton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pleasanton is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #216 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasanton’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (241 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 66%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pleasanton’s 4% is ahead of 73% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
234 conserved acres
4% of Pleasanton’s land. Who manages Pleasanton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city467 ac
Conservation Easement · 234 acLocal Park · 233 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 216 | Open |
| Atascosa River Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pleasanton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Pleasanton
Pleasanton City Pool
DirectionsDog parks in Pleasanton
Bark Park Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
10Baseball
8Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
1Skate park
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 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Frederick and Sallie Lyons HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Pleasanton
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 94 | 97 | 98 | 92 | 84 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 3.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pleasanton →
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasanton
How much of Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton’s trails?
River Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pleasanton?
290 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasanton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 241 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pleasanton have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #216 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 Pleasanton 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 →