Few parks or trails are on the map in Heidelberg
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Heidelberg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heidelberg is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Heidelberg’s under 1% is ahead of 12% 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
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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Heidelberg’s land. Who manages Heidelberg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
The walking year in Heidelberg
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heidelberg →
Heidelberg and its neighbors
Heidelberg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 27% | D |
| Mercedes | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 65% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Heidelberg
How much of Heidelberg 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.
Is there public land near Heidelberg?
979 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heidelberg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Heidelberg have?
Ahead of 6% 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 Heidelberg 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 →