Hondo Nature Trail & Park
Park
21 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renegomezphotography · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hondo
Hondo has 115 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hondo Nature Trail & Park (0.7 mi). 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Hondo, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Hondo’s land is conserved, about 113 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #354 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
113 acres · of 10.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
115 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hondo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hondo is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #354 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hondo’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (115 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home65% 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 38%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 45%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hondo’s 2% is ahead of 51% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C+. 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 Hondo Nature Trail & Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sunset Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
T.A. Lopez Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Hondo Nature Trail & Park21 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Hondo Recreation Park15 acres
DirectionsSunset Park5 acres
T.A. Lopez Park3 acres
Memorial Square Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
113 conserved acres
2% of Hondo’s land. Who manages Hondo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city199 ac
Private owners9 ac
Conservation Easement · 106 acLocal Park · 88 acRecreation or Education Easement · 5 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Hondo Nature Trail And Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Hondo Skate Park Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 5 | Open |
| T.A. Lopez Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Veterans Monument Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Hondo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hondo
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
8Tennis
4Baseball
1Football
1Softball
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 Hondo
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hondo →
Questions about parks and trails in Hondo
Where can I hike in Hondo?
The longest trail networks: Hondo Nature Trail & Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hondo is conserved land?
2% 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 Hondo’s trails?
Hondo Nature Trail & Park and Hondo Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hondo?
9,649 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hondo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hondo have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #354 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 Hondo 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 →