Photo: Charles Henry · CC BY 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Friona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Friona’s land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #345 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Friona?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Friona have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Friona is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #345 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Friona’s 2% is ahead of 54% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
18 conserved acres
2% of Friona’s land. Who manages Friona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeve Field Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 7 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Friona
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 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 best walking months in Friona: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Friona →
Questions about parks and trails in Friona
How much of Friona 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 Friona’s trails?
Reeve Field and Friona adult softball field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Friona?
33 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Friona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Friona have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #345 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 Friona 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 →