Fountainview Recreational Area
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Josephine
Josephine has 7 acres of parks, 1.2 for every 1,000 residents
77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Josephine, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #484 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Josephine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Josephine is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #484 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Josephine’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home77% 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 23%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 25%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Josephine’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
Water is 9% of Josephine’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Josephine. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to 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
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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 Fountainview Recreational Area, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Josephine City Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
2 places to go in Josephine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Josephine
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Josephine
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Josephine
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 95 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Josephine →
Questions about parks and trails in Josephine
Where can I hike in Josephine?
The longest trail networks: Fountainview Recreational Area, 0.4 miles; Josephine City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Josephine 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.
Are dogs allowed on Josephine’s trails?
Fountainview Recreational Area and Josephine City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Josephine?
10,770 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Josephine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Josephine have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #484 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 Josephine 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 →