Bowles Ranch
Managed by John Bowles
94 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Eidson Road
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Eidson Road
5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Eidson Road, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Bowles Ranch (2.4 mi). 14 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #267 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
13 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Eidson Road?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eidson Road have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eidson Road is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #267 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eidson Road’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 59%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Eidson Road’s under 1% is ahead of 24% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
Water is 5% of Eidson Road’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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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The longest trail network is Bowles Ranch, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nick Carr Sports Complex
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Balcones Heights Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
La Herradura Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
under 1% of Eidson Road’s land. Water is left out: Eidson Road has 4.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eidson Road’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County25 ac
Local Park · 6 acConservation Easement · 6 acRecreation or Education Easement · 6 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Carr Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Eagle Heights Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Balcones Heights Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Herradura Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Las Brisas Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Eidson Road
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Eidson Road
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Eidson Road
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 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 3.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eidson Road →
Next door
Eidson Road and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eidson Road | under 1% | 1.2 | 1 | 96% | B− |
| Eagle Pass | 3% | 1.2 | 10 | 85% | B+ |
| Rosita | under 1% | 3.2 | 3 | 35% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eidson Road
Where can I hike in Eidson Road?
The longest trail networks: Bowles Ranch, 2.4 miles; Balcones Heights Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eidson Road 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 Eidson Road’s trails?
Bowles Ranch and Nick Carr Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eidson Road?
236 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eidson Road or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eidson Road have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #267 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 Eidson Road 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 →