More than half of Aransas Pass’ land is conserved: 100%
100% of Aransas Pass’ land is conserved, about 24,342 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Aransas Pass, 0.1 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #190 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Aransas Pass?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Aransas Pass have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aransas Pass is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #190 of 642 in Texas. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Aransas Pass’ 100% is ahead of 100% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
Water is more than half of Aransas Pass’ area (40 of 53 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 72%.
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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24,342 conserved acres
100% of Aransas Pass’ land. Water is left out: Aransas Pass has 13.2 square miles of land and 39.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Aransas Pass’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Fish Bay State Scientific Area Research or Educational Area | State parks | 24,245 | Restricted |
| Aransas Pass Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Conn Brown Harbor Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Lighthouse Lakes Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| P.J.'s Marina Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Unnamed Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Aransas City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
11 places to go in Aransas Pass
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
8 boat launches without a name on the map.
2.2 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.
April is the best month for walking in Aransas Pass
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Aransas Pass →
Aransas Pass and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas Pass | 100% | 0.1 | 12 | 58% | B |
| Corpus Christi | 10% | 0.3 | 23 | 94% | A− |
| Ingleside | 2% | 0.1 | 21 | 80% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Aransas Pass
How much of Aransas Pass is conserved land?
100% 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 Aransas Pass’ trails?
Community Park and Aransas City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Aransas Pass?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Aransas Pass?
4,235 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aransas Pass or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Aransas Pass have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #190 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 Aransas Pass 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 →