N.O. Simmons Park
Park
14 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ingleside
Ingleside has 206 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: N.O. Simmons Park (0.9 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Ingleside’s land is conserved, about 173 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #275 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
173 acres · of 16.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
206 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Ingleside?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ingleside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ingleside is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #275 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ingleside’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 (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (206 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home80% 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 48%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 57%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ingleside’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 N.O. Simmons Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
173 conserved acres
2% of Ingleside’s land. Who manages Ingleside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city334 ac
County7 ac
Conservation Easement · 172 acLocal Park · 169 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Whitney Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| N.O. Simmons Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Faith Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Cove Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ingleside
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ingleside
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
7Baseball
5Soccer
3Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
1Skate park
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 Ingleside
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ingleside →
Next door
Ingleside and its neighbors
Ingleside has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside | 2% | 0.1 | 21 | 80% | B− |
| Corpus Christi | 10% | 0.3 | 23 | 94% | A− |
| Aransas Pass | 100% | 0.1 | 12 | 58% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ingleside
Where can I hike in Ingleside?
The longest trail networks: N.O. Simmons Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ingleside 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 Ingleside’s trails?
N.O. Simmons Park and Live Oak Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ingleside?
5,084 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ingleside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 206 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ingleside have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #275 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 Ingleside 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 →