Hico City Park
Park
66 acres1.6 mi of trail
Pete's PathHico Trail West Extension
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hico
Hico has 85 acres of parks, 48 for every 1,000 residents
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Hico, 0.9 per square mile of land. 4% of Hico’s land is conserved, about 44 acres. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
44 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
85 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hico?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hico have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hico is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hico’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (85 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home56% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hico’s 4% is ahead of 71% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
The longest trail network is Hico City Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
44 conserved acres
4% of Hico’s land. Who manages Hico’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city87 ac
Conservation Easement · 44 acLocal Park · 43 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hico City Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hico
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hico
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Pete's Path0.9 mi
Hico Trail West Extension0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
3Football
3Baseball
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 Hico
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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hico →
Questions about parks and trails in Hico
Where can I hike in Hico?
The longest trail networks: Hico City Park, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hico is conserved land?
4% 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 Hico’s trails?
Hico City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hico?
90 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hico or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hico have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Hico 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 →