Garfield has 88 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Garfield’s land is conserved, about 89 acres. 4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Garfield, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Garfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garfield is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Garfield’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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
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89 conserved acres
1% of Garfield’s land. Who manages Garfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Park Local Park | County | 89 | Open |
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.
April is the best month for walking in Garfield
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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garfield →
Garfield and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield | 1% | 0.3 | 46 | under 1% | C+ |
| Hornsby Bend | 1% | 0.7 | 3 | 90% | C+ |
| Austin | 19% | 1.6 | 19 | 89% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garfield
How much of Garfield 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.
Is there public land near Garfield?
8,367 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Garfield have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Garfield 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 →