West Side Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Falfurrias
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Falfurrias
2% of Falfurrias’ land is conserved, about 38 acres. 57 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #329 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
38 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Falfurrias?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Falfurrias have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Falfurrias is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #329 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Falfurrias’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home97% 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 41%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 49%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Falfurrias’ 2% is ahead of 57% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
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
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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.
Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Falfurrias Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Old Hospital Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
West Side Park22 acres
Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields13 acres
Falfurrias Park6 acres
Old Hospital Park4 acres
La Colonia Park3 acres
Pleasant Park3 acres
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
2% of Falfurrias’ land. Who manages Falfurrias’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city76 ac
Conservation Easement · 38 acLocal Park · 38 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| La Colonia Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pleasant Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Falfurrias
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Falfurrias
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 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
14Tennis
6Baseball
4Basketball
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 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Brooks County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Falfurrias
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 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 87 | 78 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Falfurrias →
Questions about parks and trails in Falfurrias
How much of Falfurrias is conserved land?
2% 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 Falfurrias’ trails?
West Side Park and Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Falfurrias?
95 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Falfurrias or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Falfurrias have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #329 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 Falfurrias 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 →