McGimsey Scout Park
Managed by Alamo Area Boy Scouts
137 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Wedgwood, The · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Castle Hills
Castle Hills has 153 acres of parks, 39 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Castle Hills, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: McGimsey Scout Park (1.5 mi). 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #181 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
34 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Castle Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Castle Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Castle Hills is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #181 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Castle Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (153 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home35% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C
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 Castle Hills’ 2% is ahead of 59% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
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 McGimsey Scout Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Aggie Park
Managed by The San Antonio A&M Club
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
2% of Castle Hills’ land. Who manages Castle Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency37 ac
Town or city30 ac
Conservation Easement · 34 acLocal Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggie Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Jackson-Keller Elementary School Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Castle Hills Elementary School Local Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Castle Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Castle Hills
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
13Tennis
4Baseball
2Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Wedgwood, TheBuilding · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Castle Hills
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Castle Hills →
Questions about parks and trails in Castle Hills
Where can I hike in Castle Hills?
The longest trail networks: McGimsey Scout Park, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Castle Hills is conserved land?
2% 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 Castle Hills’ trails?
McGimsey Scout Park and Aggie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Castle Hills?
12,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Castle Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Castle Hills have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #181 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 Castle Hills 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 →