Lake Livingston State Park
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
621 acres6.3 mi of trail
Bakba TrailTrinity TracePiney Woods Boardwalk TrailFó:si Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Texas Department of Criminal JusticePublic information released under the Texas Public Information ActReleased by Attorney Yolanda M. Torres[1] · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Livingston
West Livingston has 666 acres of parks, 81 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lake Livingston State Park (6.3 mi). 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of West Livingston’s land is conserved, about 650 acres.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #220 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
650 acres · of 23.7 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
666 ac
81 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is West Livingston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Livingston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Livingston is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #220 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Livingston’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land81 acres of park per 1,000 residents (666 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home19% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 66%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so West Livingston’s 4% is ahead of 73% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 21% of West Livingston’s area (6 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Lake Livingston State Park, with 6.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
650 conserved acres
4% of West Livingston’s land. Water is left out: West Livingston has 23.7 square miles of land and 6.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Livingston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint637 ac
State parks627 ac
Regional agency11 ac
Conservation Easement · 648 acState Park · 627 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Livingston State Park State Park | State parks | 627 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in West Livingston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in West Livingston
4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.0 miHorses · 2.1 mi
Bakba Trail2.1 mi
Trinity Trace1.6 mi
Piney Woods Boardwalk Trail0.9 mi
Fó:si Trail0.5 mi
Livingston Trail0.4 mi
Oak Flats Nature Trail0.3 mi
Hawthorn Trail0.3 mi
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
4Tennis
3Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Livingston: April and May
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 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Livingston →
Next door
West Livingston and its neighbors
West Livingston has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Livingston | 4% | 0.3 | 81 | 19% | B− |
| Livingston | 6% | 0.5 | 68 | 65% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Livingston
Where can I hike in West Livingston?
The longest trail networks: Lake Livingston State Park, 6.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Livingston is conserved land?
4% 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 West Livingston’s trails?
Lake Livingston State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Livingston?
9,180 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Livingston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 666 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Livingston have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #220 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 West Livingston 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 →