6% of Balch Springs’ land is conserved: 349 acres
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Balch Springs, 0.1 per square mile of land. 355 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #173 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Balch Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Balch Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Balch Springs is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #173 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Balch Springs’ 6% is ahead of 80% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% 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
The longest trail network is Luedeke Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Baseball Nation South Ballpark
Irwin Park
All 7 parks & preserves
349 conserved acres
6% of Balch Springs’ land. Who manages Balch Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 33 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Softball Complex Local Park | Town or city | 172 | Open |
| Premier Soccer Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Virgil Irwin Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Guy Berry Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Walter E. Luedeke Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Cheyenne Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Oak Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Lew Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Park & Tennis Courts Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Baseball Nation Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
12 places to go in Balch Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
April is the best month for walking in Balch Springs
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 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Balch Springs →
Balch Springs and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Balch Springs
Where can I hike in Balch Springs?
The longest trail networks: Luedeke Park, 0.4 miles; Baseball Nation South Ballpark, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Balch Springs is conserved land?
6% 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 Balch Springs’ trails?
Luedeke Park and Baseball Nation South Ballpark don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Balch Springs?
14,190 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Balch Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 355 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Balch Springs have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #173 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 Balch Springs 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 →