Joe Gulley Park
Park
46 acres0.2 mi of trail
Country Road 367
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kenedy
Kenedy has 88 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Kenedy, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Kenedy’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #260 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
64 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kenedy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kenedy is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #260 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kenedy’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home78% 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 50%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 60%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kenedy’s 2% is ahead of 59% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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 Joe Gulley Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
2% of Kenedy’s land. Who manages Kenedy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city128 ac
Local Park · 64 acConservation Easement · 64 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Gulley Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Kenedy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kenedy
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Country Road 3670.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
1Volleyball
1Soccer
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Kenedy
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) | 66 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 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 Kenedy →
Questions about parks and trails in Kenedy
Where can I hike in Kenedy?
The longest trail networks: Joe Gulley Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kenedy 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 Kenedy’s trails?
Joe Gulley Park and Escondido Creek Parkway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kenedy?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kenedy?
111 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kenedy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kenedy have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #260 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 Kenedy 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 →