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Outdoors in Balmorhea

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Balmorhea

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Balmorhea, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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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.

C.T. Gray Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
6Tennis
2Football
2Baseball
1Tracks

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 Balmorhea

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.714.114.013.312.311.410.510.1
High (°F)626775839096959588817062
Rain (in)0.60.50.40.51.01.32.01.72.01.10.60.5

March is the driest month (0.4 in) and June the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 2.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Balmorhea →

Questions about parks and trails in Balmorhea

Are dogs allowed on Balmorhea’s trails?

C.T. Gray Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Balmorhea?

773 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Balmorhea or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Balmorhea 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 →