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Allentown BridgeAllentown Bridge · Photo: Robhan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Houck

Few parks or trails are on the map in Houck

69 miles of mapped trail cross Houck, 1.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 42.5 sq mi of land
Trails
69 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

under 1% of Houck’s land. Who manages Houck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land9 ac
State Resource Management Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land9Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miHorses · 1.1 miUnpaved · 3.0 mi
Road 72400.9 mi
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Allentown BridgeStructure · listed 1988
About it
Querino Canyon BridgeStructure · listed 1988
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Houck: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)465159667687898781705746
Rain (in)1.00.90.80.50.40.21.41.61.10.90.70.9

June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Houck →

Questions about parks and trails in Houck

Is there public land near Houck?

14,667 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Houck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Houck neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →