Eagle Lake Municipal Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake has 78 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Eagle Lake, 1.5 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Eagle Lake’s land is conserved, about 59 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #130 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
59 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Eagle Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eagle Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eagle Lake is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #130 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eagle Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home51% 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 68%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 80%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Eagle Lake’s 3% is ahead of 67% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Eagle Lake Municipal Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
3% of Eagle Lake’s land. Who manages Eagle Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city62 ac
Conservation Easement · 59 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Space Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Eagle Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake Swimming PoolIn Eagle Lake Municipal Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Eagle Lake
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Eagle Lake
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 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
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Eagle Lake Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Eagle Lake
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 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eagle Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Eagle Lake
Where can I hike in Eagle Lake?
The longest trail networks: Eagle Lake Municipal Park, 0.4 miles; Municipal Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eagle Lake is conserved land?
3% 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 Eagle Lake’s trails?
Eagle Lake Municipal Park and Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eagle Lake?
208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagle Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 82 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eagle Lake have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 Eagle Lake 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 →