Friendship Park
Managed by City of Kirby
64 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kirby
7% of Kirby’s land is conserved: 94 acres
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Kirby, 0.1 per square mile of land. 96 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #227 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
94 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
96 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kirby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kirby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kirby is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #227 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kirby’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (96 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% 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 54%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 65%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kirby’s 7% is ahead of 85% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% 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 Friendship Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hugo Lentz Park
Managed by City of Kirby
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
H. Pryor Smith Park
Managed by City of Kirby
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
7% of Kirby’s land. Who manages Kirby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city186 ac
Local Park · 93 acConservation Easement · 93 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Park Local Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Hugo Lentz Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| John H Sterling Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Kirby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kirby
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
3Basketball
3Baseball
2Football
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 Kirby
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) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kirby →
Next door
Kirby and its neighbors
Kirby has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby | 7% | 0.1 | 12 | 88% | B− |
| San Antonio | 10% | 0.7 | 21 | 76% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kirby
Where can I hike in Kirby?
The longest trail networks: Friendship Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kirby is conserved land?
7% 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 Kirby’s trails?
Friendship Park and Hugo Lentz Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kirby?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kirby?
10,721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kirby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 96 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kirby have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #227 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 Kirby 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 →