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C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Reno

Few parks or trails are on the map in Reno

0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Reno, 0.1 per square mile of land. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #534 of 642 in Texas. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Reno have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reno is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #534 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.

C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Reno’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 17%

Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Reno’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.

NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Reno. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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.

12
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 Reno Kiwanis Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Reno Kiwanis Park

Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Northeast Texas Trail Corridor

Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

1 places to go in Reno

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Reno

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

1.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Soccer
1Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Reno

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.49.9
High (°F)545866748189939487776556
Rain (in)3.23.54.44.95.44.13.12.93.84.74.14.3

August is the driest month (2.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Reno →

Next door

Reno and its neighbors

Reno has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Renounder 1%0.1747%C−
Paris12%0.111784%A−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Reno

Where can I hike in Reno?

The longest trail networks: Reno Kiwanis Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Reno is conserved land?

under 1% 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 Reno’s trails?

Reno Kiwanis Park and Northeast Texas Trail Corridor don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Reno?

1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Reno?

3,209 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reno or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Reno have?

Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #534 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 Reno 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 →