Texas Bank Sports Complex
Park
83 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Fort Concho Historic District · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in San Angelo
San Angelo has 2,253 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Texas Bank Sports Complex (1.8 mi), Rio Concho Park (1.4 mi), Producer's Park (0.6 mi). 6% of San Angelo’s land is conserved, about 2,222 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross San Angelo, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #131 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
2,222 acres · of 60.2 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,253 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.4 mi
6.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,972 ft
Nasworthy Hill
Lakes & rivers
9
1 beach · 5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is San Angelo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Angelo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Angelo is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #131 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.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Angelo’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,253 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home71% 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 68%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 80%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, San Angelo ranks #280 on Outdoors.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so San Angelo’s 6% is ahead of 80% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% 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
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 Texas Bank Sports Complex, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Producer's Park
Park
21 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
College Hills/Unidad Park
Park
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Spring Creek Park
Park
135 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Santa Fe Park
Managed by Santa Fe Park Commission
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 34 parks & preserves
Texas Bank Sports Complex83 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
DirectionsRio Concho Park20 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsProducer's Park21 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
College Hills/Unidad Park9 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsSpring Creek Park135 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Picnic Bend Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSanta Fe Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Santa Fe Park Commission
DirectionsMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBrentwood Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Civic League Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sunken Garden Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLakeview Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Meadowcreek Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Kids Kingdom4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBradford Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
San Angelo City Park204 acres
DirectionsMiddle Concho Park64 acres
South Concho Park41 acres
Red Arroyo park29 acres
DirectionsFort Concho National Historic Landmark26 acres
DirectionsJaime Padron Memorial Park17 acres
DirectionsHot Water Slough Park12 acres
Santa Rita Park9 acres
San Angelo State Park8 acres · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
North Concho Open Space7 acres
Glenmore Park7 acres
Mountainview Park7 acres
Red Bluff Circle Park6 acres
Campus Green6 acres
DirectionsSulphur Springs Park5 acres
Bell Park3 acres
Kiwanis Park3 acres
Brown Park3 acres
Sulfur Springs Park1 acres · City of San Angelo
Who protects it
2,222 conserved acres
6% of San Angelo’s land. Who manages San Angelo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2,753 ac
Army Corps of Engineers1,430 ac
Joint84 ac
State fish & wildlife83 ac
State parks15 ac
Bureau of Reclamation14 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,143 acLocal Park · 971 acRecreation or Education Easement · 778 acRecreation Management Area · 713 acLocal Conservation Area · 277 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 85 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 120 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| O.C. Fisher Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 713 | Open |
| Red Arroyo Trail Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 186 | Open |
| San Angelo Country Club Local Park | Town or city | 178 | Open |
| Texas Bank Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 149 | Open |
| Middle Concho Park Local Park | Town or city | 98 | Open |
| Dog's Head Trail (El Swato) Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 91 | Open |
| Spring Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 90 | Open |
| San Angelo State Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 83 | Restricted |
| Santa Fe Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Western Little League Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
31 places to go in San Angelo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in San Angelo
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in San Angelo
Municipal Swimming Pool A1767
DirectionsPlus 2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in San Angelo
Producer's ParkIn Producer's Park
DirectionsTexas Bank Sports Complex PlaygroundIn Texas Bank Sports Complex
DirectionsPlus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in San Angelo
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in San Angelo
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in San Angelo
Nasworthy Hill1,972 ft elevation
DirectionsDisc golf in San Angelo
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
6.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
99Tennis
45Baseball
8Pickleball
7Basketball
7Softball
6Football
4Soccer
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →69 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 37 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Tom Green County JailBuilding · listed 1976
About itSan Angelo National Bank, Johnson and Taylor, and Schwartz and Raas BuildingsBuilding · listed 1978
About itSan Angelo National Bank BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itJ. J. Rackley BuildingBuilding · listed 1983
About itHilton HotelBuilding · listed 1984
About itAztec Cleaners and Laundry BuildingBuilding · listed 1988
About itC. A. Broome HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itClayton HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itCollyns HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itDevelin HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itDr. Herbert A. Wardlaw HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About it57 more on the History page.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in San Angelo
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 89 | 80 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Angelo →
Questions about parks and trails in San Angelo
Where can I hike in San Angelo?
The longest trail networks: Texas Bank Sports Complex, 1.8 miles; Rio Concho Park, 1.4 miles; Producer's Park, 0.6 miles; College Hills/Unidad Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Angelo 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 San Angelo’s trails?
Texas Bank Sports Complex and Rio Concho Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Angelo?
6.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near San Angelo?
33,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Angelo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,274 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does San Angelo have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 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 San Angelo 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 →