Fort Bowie National Historic Site · Photo: SonoranDesertNPS from Tucson, Arizona · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Bowie
1 acre is park or preserve, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bowie, 2.1 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Bowie
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2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Bowie
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bowie →
Questions about parks and trails in Bowie
Are dogs allowed on Bowie’s trails?
Welker-Scott Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bowie?
69,783 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bowie 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 →