Sunnyvale has 283 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Town Center Park (1.6 mi), Sampeck Lake Park (1.1 mi), Samuell Farm North Park (0.5 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sunnyvale, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #138 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sunnyvale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sunnyvale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sunnyvale is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #138 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sunnyvale’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Town Center Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sampeck Lake Park
Samuell Farm North Park
Vista Park
All 8 parks & preserves
222 conserved acres
2% of Sunnyvale’s land. Who manages Sunnyvale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuell New Hope Park Local Park | Town or city | 124 | Open |
| Town Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Samuell - East (Farm) Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Jobson Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
10 places to go in Sunnyvale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 lakes & rivers
2.3 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.
April is the best month for walking in Sunnyvale
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 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (2.0 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 Sunnyvale →
Sunnyvale and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Sunnyvale
Where can I hike in Sunnyvale?
The longest trail networks: Town Center Park, 1.6 miles; Sampeck Lake Park, 1.1 miles; Samuell Farm North Park, 0.5 miles; Vista Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sunnyvale is conserved land?
2% 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 Sunnyvale’s trails?
Town Center Park and Sampeck Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sunnyvale?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sunnyvale?
16,532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunnyvale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 283 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sunnyvale have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #138 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 Sunnyvale 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 →