Few parks or trails are on the map in Kemah
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns · #601 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Kemah have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kemah is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns, #601 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kemah’s under 1% is ahead of 17% 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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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Kemah’s land. Who manages Kemah’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cien Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kemah Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1.1 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.
The best walking months in Kemah: April and May
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kemah →
Kemah and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemah | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 31% | D |
| Clear Lake Shores | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C |
| League City | 3% | 0.4 | 8 | 72% | B− |
| Seabrook | 7% | 0.1 | 21 | 90% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kemah
How much of Kemah 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.
Where can I bike in Kemah?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kemah?
6,641 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kemah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kemah have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #601 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 Kemah 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 →