97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Godley
6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #529 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Godley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Godley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Godley is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #529 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 Godley’s under 1% is ahead of 6% 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.
4 places to go in Godley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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 Godley
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
July is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Godley →
Questions about parks and trails in Godley
How much of Godley 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 Godley’s trails?
Godley City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Godley?
6,164 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Godley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Godley have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #529 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 Godley 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 →