Bishop City Park
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bishop
Bishop has 34 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bishop, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Bishop’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #240 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
34 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bishop have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bishop is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #240 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bishop’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home64% 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 53%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 63%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bishop’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
2% of Bishop’s land. Who manages Bishop’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city68 ac
Local Park · 34 acConservation Easement · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop City Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Meadow Brook0.4 mi
West 1st Place0.1 mi
West 3rd Place0.1 mi
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
8Tennis
5Baseball
1Football
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 Bishop
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 92 | 86 | 77 | 70 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bishop →
Questions about parks and trails in Bishop
How much of Bishop is conserved land?
2% 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 Bishop’s trails?
Bishop City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bishop?
558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bishop or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bishop have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #240 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 Bishop 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 →