Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Blossom has 4 acres of parks, 2.9 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Blossom. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Blossom have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blossom is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Blossom’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Blossom
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2.0 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.
The walking year in Blossom
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 87 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blossom →
Questions about parks and trails in Blossom
How much of Blossom is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Blossom’s trails?
Blossom City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blossom?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blossom?
583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blossom or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blossom have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Blossom 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 →