Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
206 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Freeport
15% of Freeport’s land is conserved: 1,440 acres
287 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Freeport, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #95 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
1,440 acres · of 15.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
287 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Freeport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Freeport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freeport is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #95 of 642 in Texas. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Freeport’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (287 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 85%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Freeport’s 15% is ahead of 93% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
Water is 13% of Freeport’s area (2 of 18 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.
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 Justin Hurst WMA, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
210 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Riverside Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Austin Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area206 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge210 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Riverside Park15 acres
Austin Park11 acres
Arrington Park2 acres
Peppermint Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,440 conserved acres
15% of Freeport’s land. Water is left out: Freeport has 15.4 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Freeport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government766 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service419 ac
Town or city386 ac
Joint261 ac
State fish & wildlife179 ac
State parks10 ac
Not recorded91 ac
Unknown Easement · 766 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 419 acLocal Park · 193 acOther Easement · 180 acState Conservation Area · 179 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 766 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 419 | Restricted |
| Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 179 | Restricted |
| Freeport Municipal Golf Course Local Park | Town or city | 160 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Veteran's Memorial Park Private Park | Not recorded | 22 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Austin Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| First United Methodist Church Private Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Arrington Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Freeport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Freeport
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Freeport
Old Brazos River Fishing Pier
DirectionsBiking & 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
10Tennis
6Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Freeport: April and May
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) | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Freeport →
Next door
Freeport and its neighbors
Freeport has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | 15% | 0.2 | 27 | 80% | B+ |
| Lake Jackson | 29% | 0.7 | 22 | 95% | A |
| Quintana | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Surfside Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Freeport
Where can I hike in Freeport?
The longest trail networks: Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Freeport is conserved land?
15% 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 Freeport’s trails?
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area and Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Freeport?
2,210 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 287 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Freeport have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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 Freeport 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 →