Jersey Meadow Nature Trail
Park
43 acres1.1 mi of trail
Jersey Village Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jersey Village
8% of Jersey Village’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Jersey Meadow Nature Trail (1.1 mi). 8% of Jersey Village’s land is conserved, about 187 acres.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #48 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
187 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
190 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Jersey Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jersey Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jersey Village is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #48 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jersey Village’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (190 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 93%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jersey Village’s 8% is ahead of 87% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% 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 Jersey Meadow Nature Trail, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
Jersey Meadow Nature Trail43 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCarol Fox Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsClark W. Henry Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsEquador Green Space2 acres
DirectionsWelwyn Park1 acres
Who protects it
187 conserved acres
8% of Jersey Village’s land. Who manages Jersey Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city370 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 171 acLocal Park · 143 acLocal Recreation Area · 42 acConservation Easement · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Meadow Golf Course Local Park | Town or city | 129 | Open |
| Jersey Meadow Recreation Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Clark W. Henry Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Steeple Chase Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Carol Fox Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Carol Fox Park - Volleyball Ct. Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Welwyn Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Jersey Village
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jersey Village
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Jersey Village
Jersey Village Dog ParkIn Jersey Meadow Nature Trail
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Jersey Village
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Jersey Village Walking Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
3Soccer
2Volleyball
2Beach volleyball
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
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 Jersey Village
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jersey Village →
Next door
Jersey Village and its neighbors
Jersey Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Village | 8% | 0.4 | 24 | 99%+ | A− |
| Houston | 11% | 0.7 | 12 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jersey Village
Where can I hike in Jersey Village?
The longest trail networks: Jersey Meadow Nature Trail, 1.1 miles; Carol Fox Park, 0.3 miles; Clark W. Henry Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jersey Village is conserved land?
8% 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 Jersey Village’s trails?
Jersey Meadow Nature Trail and Carol Fox Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jersey Village?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jersey Village?
12,015 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jersey Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 190 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jersey Village have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Jersey Village 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 →