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Outdoors in Harlingen

23% of Harlingen’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23% of Harlingen’s land is conserved, about 117 acres. 88 acres are parks and preserves, 148 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
23%
117 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
148 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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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.

Harlingen Gazebo

Managed by Montgomery Parks and Recreation Department
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

117 conserved acres

23% of Harlingen’s land. Who manages Harlingen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city87 ac
County60 ac
Not recorded62 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 65 acLocal Park · 62 acAgricultural Easement · 60 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
unknown
Local Park
Not recorded62Open
Montgomery Township Agriculture
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city60Open
Civic Center Rec Area
Local Recreation Area
Town or city13Open
Montgomery Township Recreation Area
Local Recreation Area
Town or city9Open
Montgomery Township Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city3Open
Harlinger Green Gazebo
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Harlingen

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Harlingen

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

When to get out

The best walking months in Harlingen: April to 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)404351637382878578665545
Rain (in)3.52.84.13.74.14.55.14.44.24.23.34.3

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harlingen →

Next door

Harlingen and its neighbors

Harlingen has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Harlingen— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Belle Mead— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Harlingen

Are dogs allowed on Harlingen’s trails?

Harlingen Gazebo doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Harlingen?

40,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harlingen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harlingen 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 →