Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Karnes City has 12 acres of parks, 3.5 for every 1,000 residents
79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #517 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Karnes City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Karnes City is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #517 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Karnes City’s 1% is ahead of 31% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
12 conserved acres
1% of Karnes City’s land. Who manages Karnes City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Karnes City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Community Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
6 places to go in Karnes City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Karnes City
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 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Karnes City →
Questions about parks and trails in Karnes City
How much of Karnes City is conserved land?
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 Karnes City’s trails?
Karnes City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Karnes City?
115 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Karnes City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Karnes City have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #517 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 Karnes City 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 →