Belterra Recreation Center
Park
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Whitetail Run
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Belterra
12% of Belterra’s land is conserved: 184 acres
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Belterra, 1.7 per square mile of land. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #193 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
184 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Belterra?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belterra have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belterra is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #193 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belterra’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home44% 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 59%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 70%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Belterra’s 12% is ahead of 92% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Belterra Recreation Center, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
184 conserved acres
12% of Belterra’s land. Who manages Belterra’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint183 ac
Not recorded183 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 183 acConservation Easement · 183 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Co. WCID #1 & #2 Openspace Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 183 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Belterra
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Belterra
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.0 mi
Live Oak Loop2.1 mi
Whitetail Run1.2 mi
Monarch Trail0.6 mi
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
1Basketball
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 Belterra
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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belterra →
Next door
Belterra and its neighbors
Belterra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belterra | 12% | 1.7 | 2 | 44% | B |
| Dripping Springs | 3% | 1.2 | 38 | 73% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belterra
Where can I hike in Belterra?
The longest trail networks: Belterra Recreation Center, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belterra is conserved land?
12% 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 Belterra’s trails?
Belterra Recreation Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belterra?
17,571 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belterra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 188 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belterra have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #193 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 Belterra 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 →