Jones Brothers Park
Park
32 acres0.5 mi of trail
Canyonlands Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Daniel Ziegler · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jonestown
27% of Jonestown’s land is conserved: 1,164 acres
The biggest trail networks: Jones Brothers Park (0.5 mi). 77 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Jonestown, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #54 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
1,164 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Jonestown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jonestown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jonestown is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #54 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jonestown’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home68% 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 82%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 92%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jonestown’s 27% is ahead of 97% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
Water is 15% of Jonestown’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 23%.
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 Jones Brothers Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Canyonlands Trail Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Canyonlands Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Laura Reed Park
Managed by Jonestown Parks and Recreation
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dave Reed Park
Managed by Jonestown Parks and Recreation
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Jones Brothers Park32 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Canyonlands Trail Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLaura Reed Park11 acres · Jonestown Parks and Recreation
Dave Reed Park10 acres · Jonestown Parks and Recreation
Veterans Memorial Park1 acres
Fireman's Park1 acres
DirectionsShady Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,164 conserved acres
27% of Jonestown’s land. Water is left out: Jonestown has 6.8 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Jonestown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits958 ac
Regional agency956 ac
Joint149 ac
Town or city111 ac
County23 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 958 acRecreation or Education Easement · 956 acConservation Easement · 216 acLocal Park · 67 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Travis Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 958 | Closed |
| Jones Brothers Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Laura Reed Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Dave Reed Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Pecan Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Jonestown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Jonestown
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Jonestown
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Jonestown
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Canyonlands Trail0.5 mi
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
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cox Springs SchoolBuilding · listed 2026
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Jonestown
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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jonestown →
Next door
Jonestown and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonestown | 27% | 0.5 | 30 | 68% | A− |
| Lago Vista | 23% | 0.8 | 12 | 31% | B+ |
| Leander | 5% | 0.8 | 18 | 83% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jonestown
Where can I hike in Jonestown?
The longest trail networks: Jones Brothers Park, 0.5 miles; Canyonlands Trail Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jonestown is conserved land?
27% 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 Jonestown’s trails?
Jones Brothers Park and Canyonlands Trail Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jonestown?
18,440 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jonestown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jonestown have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #54 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 Jonestown 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 →