Flewellen Creek Park
Park
55 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Parking lot at Cross Creek Ranch Arbor Park
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fulshear
Fulshear has 117 acres of parks, 3.4 for every 1,000 residents
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Fulshear, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Fulshear’s land is conserved, about 94 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #465 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
94 acres · of 12.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
3.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fulshear have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fulshear is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #465 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fulshear’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (117 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home67% 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 25%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 28%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fulshear’s 1% is ahead of 39% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fulshear. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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 Flewellen Creek Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Arbor Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Parking lot at Cross Creek Ranch Arbor Park
Pecan Ridge Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Irene Stern Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
1% of Fulshear’s land. Who manages Fulshear’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency187 ac
Conservation Easement · 94 acLocal Park · 93 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Regional agency | 93 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Fulshear
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Fulshear
Flewellen Creek Pool
DirectionsPecan Ridge PoolIn Pecan Ridge Park
DirectionsSwimming Pool at Cross Creek Ranch Adventure Island
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Fulshear
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Fulshear
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
32Tennis
14Pickleball
11Tracks
7Soccer
5Football
5Basketball
4Baseball
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Fulshear
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fulshear →
Next door
Fulshear and its neighbors
Fulshear has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulshear | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 67% | C− |
| Houston | 11% | 0.7 | 12 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fulshear
Where can I hike in Fulshear?
The longest trail networks: Flewellen Creek Park, 0.3 miles; Arbor Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fulshear 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 Fulshear’s trails?
Flewellen Creek Park and Arbor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fulshear?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fulshear?
9,420 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fulshear or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 117 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fulshear have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #465 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 Fulshear 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 →