Clark Park
Park
25 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Bellville
Bellville has 64 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Clark Park (0.9 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bellville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #176 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
59 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Bellville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellville is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #176 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (64 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home72% 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 61%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 73%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bellville’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
The longest trail network is Clark Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Josephine Zeiske Memorial Park
Park
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
3% of Bellville’s land. Who manages Bellville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city108 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Local Park · 54 acConservation Easement · 54 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 acRecreation or Education Easement · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Sens Activity Center Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Chesley Recreational Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Open |
| Chesley Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Bellville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bellville
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
9Baseball
8Tennis
4Pickleball
2Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bellville
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (2.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bellville →
Questions about parks and trails in Bellville
Where can I hike in Bellville?
The longest trail networks: Clark Park, 0.9 miles; Josephine Zeiske Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellville is conserved land?
3% 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 Bellville’s trails?
Clark Park and Josephine Zeiske Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bellville?
245 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bellville have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #176 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 Bellville 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 →