19% of Shady Shores’ land is conserved: 389 acres
337 acres are parks and preserves, 115 per 1,000 residents. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Shady Shores, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #58 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Shady Shores?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Shady Shores have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shady Shores is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #58 of 642 in Texas. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shady Shores’ 19% is ahead of 94% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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
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389 conserved acres
19% of Shady Shores’ land. Who manages Shady Shores’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 380 | Open |
| Big Sandy Park Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Willow Grove Park Local Park | Army Corps of Engineers | 14 | Open |
10 places to go in Shady Shores
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.1 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 Shady Shores
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
January is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shady Shores →
Shady Shores and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Shores | 19% | 0.1 | 115 | 95% | A− |
| Denton | 6% | 0.4 | 25 | 83% | B+ |
| Corinth | 6% | 0.1 | 14 | 98% | B+ |
| Lake Dallas | 37% | 0.9 | 39 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shady Shores
How much of Shady Shores is conserved land?
19% 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 Shady Shores’ trails?
Big Sandy Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shady Shores?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shady Shores?
26,929 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shady Shores or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 337 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shady Shores have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Shady Shores 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 →