E. O. Martin Memorial Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Brady
Brady has 231 acres of parks, 44 for every 1,000 residents
75% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Brady, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Brady’s land is conserved, about 167 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #180 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
167 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
231 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brady have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brady is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #180 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brady’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (231 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home75% 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 72%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Brady’s 3% is ahead of 66% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
Water is 22% of Brady’s area (2 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is E. O. Martin Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rollie G White Complex
Park
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Willie Washington Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stanburn Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
167 conserved acres
3% of Brady’s land. Water is left out: Brady has 8.9 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brady’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city235 ac
Conservation Easement · 166 acLocal Park · 69 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Belton Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Willie Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Brady
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brady
Children's Playground
DirectionsChildrens Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Brady
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Brady
Bear Creek Boat Ramp
DirectionsBrady Lake Marina
DirectionsLake Store
DirectionsPublic Boat Ramp
DirectionsPicnic areas in Brady
Picnic Area
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DirectionsCampgrounds in Brady
Cabanas & Campsites
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
7Baseball
2Soccer
2Basketball
2Football
1Multi-sport
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Brady
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 79 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brady →
Questions about parks and trails in Brady
Where can I hike in Brady?
The longest trail networks: E. O. Martin Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brady 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 Brady’s trails?
E. Martin Memorial Park and Rollie G White Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brady?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brady?
230 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brady or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 231 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brady have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #180 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 Brady 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 →