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
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.
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.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Reno Kiwanis Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Northeast Texas Trail Corridor
1 places to go in Reno
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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.
| 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
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 →
Reno and its neighbors
Reno 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 47% | C− |
| Paris | 12% | 0.1 | 117 | 84% | 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.
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 →