Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
70 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Abram
17% of Abram’s land is conserved: 325 acres
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Abram, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
325 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Abram?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Abram have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Abram is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Abram’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Abram’s 17% is ahead of 94% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
325 conserved acres
17% of Abram’s land. Who manages Abram’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits500 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service143 ac
Private owners5 ac
Joint2 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Conservation Easement · 253 acPrivate Conservation · 250 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 143 acLocal Park · 3 acOther Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihuahua Woods Macrosite Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 250 | Closed |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 143 | Restricted |
| Abram Park Local Park | Private owners | 3 | Open |
| Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Abram
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 92 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Abram →
Next door
Abram and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Abram
Where can I hike in Abram?
The longest trail networks: Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Abram is conserved land?
17% 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 Abram’s trails?
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Abram?
2,288 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Abram or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Abram have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Abram 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 →