Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Cotulla has 2 acres of parks, 0.6 for every 1,000 residents
77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #557 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cotulla?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cotulla have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cotulla is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #557 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cotulla’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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.
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Cotulla’s land. Who manages Cotulla’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Plaza Florita Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Cotulla
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 93 | 86 | 76 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 2.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cotulla →
Questions about parks and trails in Cotulla
How much of Cotulla 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 Cotulla’s trails?
Veterans Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cotulla?
24 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cotulla or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cotulla have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #557 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 Cotulla 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 →