Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Blue Mound
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Blue Mound’s land is conserved, about 4 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Blue Mound?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Blue Mound have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blue Mound is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Blue Mound’s 1% is ahead of 37% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
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4 conserved acres
1% of Blue Mound’s land. Who manages Blue Mound’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
April is the best month for walking in Blue Mound
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
July 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 Blue Mound →
Blue Mound and its neighbors
Blue Mound 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
| Saginaw | 2% | under 0.1 | 6 | 90% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blue Mound
How much of Blue Mound is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Blue Mound?
9,698 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blue Mound or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blue Mound have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Blue Mound 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 →