Meadowbrook Park
Park
17 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Channelview
Channelview has 92 acres of parks, 2.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Channelview, 0.1 per square mile of land. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #517 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
75 acres · of 14.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
92 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Channelview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Channelview is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #517 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Channelview’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (92 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home61% 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 19%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 20%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Channelview’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
Water is 19% of Channelview’s area (3 of 18 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Channelview. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
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The longest trail network is Meadowbrook Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
River Terrace Park
Park
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
1% of Channelview’s land. Water is left out: Channelview has 14.4 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Channelview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County123 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
Joint8 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Conservation Easement · 41 acLocal Park · 34 acLocal Recreation Area · 33 acRecreation or Education Easement · 33 acPrivate Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channelview Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 32 | Open |
| River Terrace Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Meadowbrook Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Park Private Park | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Channelwood Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Michael Moncrief Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Hamblen B H Elementary School Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Brown Harvey Elementary School Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Crenshaw Elementary School Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Carpenters Bayou Hike & Bike Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Channelview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Channelview
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
9Baseball
4Tennis
4Softball
2Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Channelview
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 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Channelview →
Next door
Channelview and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Channelview
Where can I hike in Channelview?
The longest trail networks: Meadowbrook Park, 0.2 miles; River Terrace Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Channelview 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.
Are dogs allowed on Channelview’s trails?
Meadowbrook Park and River Terrace Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Channelview?
12,038 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Channelview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Channelview have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #517 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 Channelview 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 →