Schreiner Park
Park
31 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Junction
Few parks or trails are on the map in Junction
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Junction, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Schreiner Park (0.6 mi). 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #236 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
25 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,982 ft
Round Top
What kind of outdoors town is Junction?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Junction have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Junction is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #236 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Junction’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home27% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 63%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Junction’s 2% is ahead of 50% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% 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 Schreiner Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
2% of Junction’s land. Who manages Junction’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city28 ac
Conservation Easement · 25 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Junction
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Junction
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Junction
Round Top1,982 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Morgan Circle0.2 mi
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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 30 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Junction
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) | 61 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 80 | 70 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Junction →
Questions about parks and trails in Junction
Where can I hike in Junction?
The longest trail networks: Schreiner Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Junction 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 Junction’s trails?
Schreiner Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Junction?
2,859 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Junction have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #236 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 Junction 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 →