Crosby has 14 acres of parks, 3.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Crosby, 0.1 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #467 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Crosby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crosby is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #467 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 Crosby’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
14 conserved acres
1% of Crosby’s land. Who manages Crosby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 13 | Open |
3 places to go in Crosby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Crosby: April and May
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 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crosby →
Questions about parks and trails in Crosby
How much of Crosby 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 Crosby’s trails?
Crosby Sports Complex doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crosby?
6,373 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crosby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crosby have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #467 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 Crosby 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 →