Sutton County Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Sonora
Sonora has 150 acres of parks, 56 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Sonora’s land is conserved, about 139 acres. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
139 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
150 ac
56 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sonora?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sonora have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sonora is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sonora’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land56 acres of park per 1,000 residents (150 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home78% 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 59%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sonora’s 10% is ahead of 89% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Liberty Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
10% of Sonora’s land. Who manages Sonora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city109 ac
Joint34 ac
County4 ac
Not recorded34 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 94 acConservation Easement · 45 acPrivate Conservation · 34 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 97 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Hill Wildlife Sanctuary Private Conservation | Not recorded | 34 | Open |
| Will Carver Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Belle Steen Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Sutton County Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sonora
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Sonora
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 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
1Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Sonora
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sonora →
Questions about parks and trails in Sonora
How much of Sonora is conserved land?
10% 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 Sonora’s trails?
Sutton County Park and Liberty Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sonora?
94 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sonora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 150 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sonora have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Sonora 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 →