Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
DOutdoors
Outdoors in La Grulla
Few parks or trails are on the map in La Grulla
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross La Grulla, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of La Grulla’s land is conserved, about 8 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Grulla have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Grulla is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Grulla’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so La Grulla’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in La Grulla. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
1% of La Grulla’s land. Who manages La Grulla’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service17 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 17 | Restricted |
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
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in La Grulla
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Grulla →
Questions about parks and trails in La Grulla
How much of La Grulla 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 La Grulla’s trails?
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near La Grulla?
41 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Grulla or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Grulla have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 La Grulla 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 →