97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in El Cenizo
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross El Cenizo, 0.8 per square mile of land. 4% of El Cenizo’s land is conserved, about 14 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is El Cenizo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does El Cenizo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Cenizo is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. 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 El Cenizo’s 4% is ahead of 72% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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
The longest trail network is El Cenizo Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gael Juarez Memorial Park
14 conserved acres
4% of El Cenizo’s land. Who manages El Cenizo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
2 places to go in El Cenizo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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 walking year in El Cenizo
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 70 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in El Cenizo →
Questions about parks and trails in El Cenizo
Where can I hike in El Cenizo?
The longest trail networks: El Cenizo Park, 0.3 miles; Gael Juarez Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of El Cenizo is conserved land?
4% 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 El Cenizo’s trails?
El Cenizo Park and Gael Juarez Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near El Cenizo?
158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Cenizo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does El Cenizo have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 El Cenizo 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 →