Cloverleaf has 5 acres of parks, 0.2 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Northshore Rotary Park (0.5 mi). 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cloverleaf, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #500 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cloverleaf have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cloverleaf is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #500 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cloverleaf’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% 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
The longest trail network is Northshore Rotary Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cloverleaf Park
6 conserved acres
under 1% of Cloverleaf’s land. Who manages Cloverleaf’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northshore Rotary Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Leon Grayson Community Center Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Cloverleaf Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Cloverleaf
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
April is the best month for walking in Cloverleaf
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 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cloverleaf →
Cloverleaf and its neighbors
Cloverleaf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverleaf | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 72% | 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 Cloverleaf
Where can I hike in Cloverleaf?
The longest trail networks: Northshore Rotary Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cloverleaf 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 Cloverleaf’s trails?
Northshore Rotary Park and Cloverleaf Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cloverleaf?
11,191 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cloverleaf or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cloverleaf have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #500 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 Cloverleaf 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 →