Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Jamaica Beach
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Jamaica Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Jamaica Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jamaica Beach is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jamaica Beach’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
Water is 19% of Jamaica Beach’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
4 places to go in Jamaica Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
The best walking months in Jamaica Beach: April and May
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) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jamaica Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Jamaica Beach
How much of Jamaica Beach 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 Jamaica Beach?
2,819 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jamaica Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jamaica Beach have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Jamaica Beach 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 →