Paul Davis Park
Managed by City of Garden Ridge
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge has 19 acres of parks, 4.4 for every 1,000 residents
54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #561 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 7.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Garden Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garden Ridge is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #561 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Garden Ridge’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% 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 land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 13%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Garden Ridge’s under 1% is ahead of 20% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Garden Ridge. 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 D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Regency Oaks Park
Managed by City of Garden Ridge
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Harvey B. Bell Park
Managed by City of Garden Ridge
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Park Lane Park
Managed by City of Garden Ridge
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
under 1% of Garden Ridge’s land. Who manages Garden Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
Local Park · 12 acConservation Easement · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Park Lane Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Garden Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Garden Ridge
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
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Tennis
1Baseball
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 Garden Ridge
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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garden Ridge →
Next door
Garden Ridge and its neighbors
Garden Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Ridge | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 54% | D |
| Schertz | 3% | 0.9 | 24 | 92% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garden Ridge
How much of Garden Ridge is conserved land?
under 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 Garden Ridge’s trails?
Paul Davis Park and Regency Oaks Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Garden Ridge?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Garden Ridge?
6,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garden Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Garden Ridge have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #561 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 Garden Ridge 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 →