Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Bullard
9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #586 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bullard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bullard is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #586 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bullard’s under 1% is ahead of 18% 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
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.
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Bullard’s land. Who manages Bullard’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ol Ferrell Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
15 places to go in Bullard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in Bullard: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bullard →
Questions about parks and trails in Bullard
How much of Bullard 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 Bullard’s trails?
Bullard Kids Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bullard?
893 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bullard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bullard have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #586 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 Bullard 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 →