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C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Floresville

Floresville has 61 acres of parks, 7.7 for every 1,000 residents

1% of Floresville’s land is conserved, about 57 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Floresville, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #342 of 642 in Texas. What drives it

Conserved land
1%
57 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Floresville have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Floresville is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #342 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Floresville’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
LessMore
Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 47%

Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Floresville’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Floresville River Park

Park
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Masonic Youth Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Lions Kiddie Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Floresville River Park37 acres
Directions
Pecan Park7 acres
Directions
Masonic Youth Park3 acres
American Legion Park2 acres
Directions
Who protects it

57 conserved acres

1% of Floresville’s land. Who manages Floresville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city113 ac
Local Park · 56 acConservation Easement · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Floresville River Park
Local Park
Town or city35Open
Pecan Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Masonic Youth Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Skate Park
Local Park
Town or city5Open
American Legion Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Lions Kiddie Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

11 places to go in Floresville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Floresville
Floresville City PoolIn Floresville River Park
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

2.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Golf
12Tennis
8Baseball
4Basketball
3Football
2Softball
2Soccer
1Skate park

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Wilson County Courthouse and JailBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Floresville Chronicle-Journal BuildingBuilding · listed 2020
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Floresville

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.511.111.912.813.614.013.813.212.311.410.610.3
High (°F)656975828893969791847366
Rain (in)1.81.62.42.63.93.62.22.53.72.92.21.9

February is the driest month (1.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Floresville →

Questions about parks and trails in Floresville

How much of Floresville 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 Floresville’s trails?

Floresville River Park and Pecan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Floresville?

2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Floresville?

329 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Floresville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Floresville have?

Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #342 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 Floresville neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →