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Outdoors in Brownsville

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Brownsville

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Brownsville’s land is conserved, about 2 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Brownsville, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area

Managed by Fisheries Service
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

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

Not recorded2 ac
State Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Brownsville Pond Fma Pfa
State Conservation Area
Not recorded2Unknown
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Brownsville: April, June and August

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)404453657482868477665444
Rain (in)3.02.63.73.64.53.94.13.34.43.43.13.5

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Brownsville →

Questions about parks and trails in Brownsville

Are dogs allowed on Brownsville’s trails?

Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Brownsville?

0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Brownsville?

7,971 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brownsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brownsville 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 →