Bell Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Baird
Baird has 16 acres of parks, 9.4 for every 1,000 residents
69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
15 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baird have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baird is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baird’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home69% 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 24%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Baird’s 1% is ahead of 35% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Baird. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
15 conserved acres
1% of Baird’s land. Who manages Baird’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
Local Park · 15 acConservation Easement · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | 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
3Baseball
2Tennis
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 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Texas and Pacific Railway DepotBuilding · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Baird
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Baird →
Questions about parks and trails in Baird
How much of Baird 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 Baird’s trails?
Bell Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baird?
139 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baird or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Baird have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Baird 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 →