Photo: Patriarca12 · CC BY 4.0Alpine has 7.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Alpine’s land is conserved, about 33 acres. 55 acres are parks and preserves, 9.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #161 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Alpine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Alpine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alpine is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #161 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Alpine’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shipman Park
American Legion Park
Pueblo Nuevo Park
All 6 parks & preserves
33 conserved acres
1% of Alpine’s land. Who manages Alpine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokernot Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Shipman Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| New Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Baines Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Medina Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Alpine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Alpine
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and June the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alpine →
Questions about parks and trails in Alpine
Where can I hike in Alpine?
The longest trail networks: Shipman Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Alpine is conserved land?
1% 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 Alpine’s trails?
Kokernot Municipal Park and Shipman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Alpine?
56 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alpine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Alpine have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #161 of 642 in Texas. 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 Alpine 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 →