Ray Holbrook Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Dickinson
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dickinson
54 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Dickinson, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #507 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
45 acres · of 10.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dickinson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dickinson is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #507 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dickinson’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 21%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Dickinson’s 1% is ahead of 30% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Dickinson. 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 C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paul Hopkins Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
45 conserved acres
1% of Dickinson’s land. Who manages Dickinson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County82 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Regional agency5 ac
Conservation Easement · 45 acLocal Park · 45 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Holbrook Park Local Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Paul Hopkins Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Dickinson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dickinson
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Dickinson
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Dickinson
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
11Baseball
8Tennis
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dickinson: 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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dickinson →
Next door
Dickinson and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 41% | C− |
| Texas City | 13% | 0.3 | 19 | 84% | A− |
| League City | 3% | 0.4 | 8 | 72% | B− |
| Santa Fe | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 21% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dickinson
How much of Dickinson 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 Dickinson’s trails?
Ray Holbrook Park and Paul Hopkins Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dickinson?
7,655 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dickinson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dickinson have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #507 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 Dickinson 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 →