Aurora Ballpark
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Aurora
Few parks or trails are on the map in Aurora
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Aurora, 0.6 per square mile of land. 1% of Aurora’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
25 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Aurora have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aurora is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Aurora’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home48% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Aurora’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
1% of Aurora’s land. Who manages Aurora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners33 ac
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 17 acConservation Easement · 17 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acRecreation or Education Easement · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 17 | Open |
| Aurora Ballpark Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
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
April is the best month for walking in Aurora
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Aurora →
Next door
Aurora and its neighbors
Aurora has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 1% | 0.6 | 15 | 48% | B− |
| Rhome | under 1% | 1.0 | 1 | 65% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Aurora
How much of Aurora 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 Aurora’s trails?
Aurora Ballpark doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Aurora?
821 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aurora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Aurora have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Aurora 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 →