VFW Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Chula Vista
Chula Vista has 7 acres of parks, 1.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Chula Vista, 0.2 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #525 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chula Vista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chula Vista is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #525 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 Chula Vista’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home60% 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 18%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 18%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Chula Vista’s under 1% is ahead of 12% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Chula Vista. 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 D 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is VFW Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nick Carr Community Park - Pueblo Nuevo
Managed by Maverick County Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Chula Vista’s land. Who manages Chula Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2 ac
Local Park · 1 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puebo Nuevo Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Chula Vista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chula Vista
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Baseball
2Basketball
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 Chula Vista
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) | 66 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 3.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chula Vista →
Next door
Chula Vista and its neighbors
Chula Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 60% | C− |
| Eagle Pass | 3% | 1.2 | 10 | 85% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chula Vista
Where can I hike in Chula Vista?
The longest trail networks: VFW Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista’s trails?
VFW Park and Nick Carr Community Park - Pueblo Nuevo don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chula Vista?
236 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chula Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chula Vista have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #525 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 Chula Vista 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 →