La Joya Baseball Park
Park
10 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in La Joya
La Joya has 16 acres of parks, 3.4 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: La Joya Baseball Park (0.6 mi). 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross La Joya, 0.8 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #377 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
3.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Joya have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Joya is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #377 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Joya’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home62% 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 35%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 41%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so La Joya’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% 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 La Joya Baseball Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of La Joya’s land. Who manages La Joya’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city9 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in La Joya
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in La Joya
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
9Baseball
3Soccer
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in La Joya
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 | 82 | 88 | 93 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Joya →
Next door
La Joya and its neighbors
La Joya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Joya | under 1% | 0.8 | 3 | 62% | C+ |
| Penitas | 2% | 0.9 | under 1 | 8% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in La Joya
Where can I hike in La Joya?
The longest trail networks: La Joya Baseball Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Joya 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.
Are dogs allowed on La Joya’s trails?
La Joya Baseball Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near La Joya?
1,738 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Joya or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Joya have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #377 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 La Joya 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 →