Cinco Ranch has 39 acres of parks, 2.1 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cinco Ranch, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #496 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cinco Ranch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cinco Ranch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cinco Ranch is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #496 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cinco Ranch’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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.
Greenway Village Gazebo Park
Greenway Village Park
All 5 parks & preserves
7 conserved acres
under 1% of Cinco Ranch’s land. Who manages Cinco Ranch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinco Ranch Greenway Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| WFDD Hike & Bike Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
12 places to go in Cinco Ranch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 lakes & rivers
9.4 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.
April is the best month for walking in Cinco Ranch
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 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cinco Ranch →
Cinco Ranch and its neighbors
Cinco Ranch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinco Ranch | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 84% | C− |
| Houston | 11% | 0.7 | 12 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cinco Ranch
How much of Cinco Ranch 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 Cinco Ranch’s trails?
Cinco Ranch South Lake Park and Willow Fork Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cinco Ranch?
9.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cinco Ranch?
18,836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cinco Ranch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cinco Ranch have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #496 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 Cinco Ranch 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 →