Grape Creek has 888 acres of parks, 220 for every 1,000 residents
9% of Grape Creek’s land is conserved, about 884 acres. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Grape Creek, 0.2 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #156 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Grape Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Grape Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grape Creek is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #156 of 642 in Texas. 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 Grape Creek’s 9% is ahead of 88% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% 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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884 conserved acres
9% of Grape Creek’s land. Who manages Grape Creek’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O.C. Fisher Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 883 | Open |
| San Angelo State Park State Park | State parks | 53 | Open |
1 places to go in Grape Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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 Grape Creek
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 2.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grape Creek →
Questions about parks and trails in Grape Creek
How much of Grape Creek is conserved land?
9% 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 Grape Creek?
18,093 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grape Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 888 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grape Creek have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #156 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 Grape Creek 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 →