Freedom Park
Park
34 acres0.8 mi of trail
Freedom Park Foot Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Adavyd · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Angleton
Angleton has 158 acres of parks, 7.9 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Freedom Park (0.8 mi). 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Angleton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #329 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
132 acres · of 11.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
158 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Angleton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Angleton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Angleton is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #329 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Angleton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (158 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 49%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Angleton’s 2% is ahead of 51% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Freedom Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rueben Welch Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bates Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Freedom Park34 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsRueben Welch Park20 acres
Bates Park15 acres
Dickey Park12 acres
DirectionsAngleton Recreation Center8 acres
Abigail Arias Park7 acres
Rancho Isabella Community Park2 acres
Angleton City Park2 acres
Masterson Park2 acres
DirectionsBrushy Bayou Park2 acres
Brazoria County Fair Grounds1 acres
Stephen F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park1 acres
Graduate Path Park1 acres
Buchta Road Park1 acres
Who protects it
132 conserved acres
2% of Angleton’s land. Who manages Angleton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city260 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 90 acLocal Recreation Area · 89 acConservation Easement · 41 acLocal Park · 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| B. G. Peck Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Bates & Dickey Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Rueben Welch Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Dickey Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Rancho Isabella Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Brushy Bayou Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Masterson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Angleton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Angleton
Masterson Park PlaygroundIn Masterson Park
DirectionsPlus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Angleton
Officer Cash Memorial Dog Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Angleton
Brushy Bayou Park Picnic AreaIn Brushy Bayou Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Freedom Park Foot Path0.8 mi
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
24Tennis
5Baseball
4Basketball
2Softball
2Tracks
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Old Brazoria County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Angleton: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Angleton →
Questions about parks and trails in Angleton
Where can I hike in Angleton?
The longest trail networks: Freedom Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Angleton is conserved land?
2% 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 Angleton’s trails?
Freedom Park and Rueben Welch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Angleton?
5,839 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Angleton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 158 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Angleton have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #329 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 Angleton 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 →