Brazoria Bridge · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Brazoria
12 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #510 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Brazoria have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brazoria is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #510 of 642 in Texas. 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 Brazoria’s 1% is ahead of 33% 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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15 conserved acres
1% of Brazoria’s land. Who manages Brazoria’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Open |
| American Legion Hall Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lion'S Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Brazoria
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Brazoria: April and May
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brazoria →
Brazoria and its neighbors
Brazoria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazoria | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 78% | C− |
| Wild Peach Village | 8% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brazoria
How much of Brazoria 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 Brazoria?
5,039 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brazoria or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brazoria have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #510 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 Brazoria 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 →