Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0La Porte has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Pecan Park (1.4 mi), Fairmont Park (0.7 mi), Little Cedar Bayou Park (0.5 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 262 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #207 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is La Porte?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does La Porte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Porte is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #207 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so La Porte’s 2% is ahead of 56% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
Water is 7% of La Porte’s area (1 of 20 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pecan Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairmont Park
Little Cedar Bayou Park
Creekmont Park
All 8 parks & preserves
254 conserved acres
2% of La Porte’s land. Water is left out: La Porte has 18.6 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages La Porte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cedar Bayou Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| West Side Sports Complex and Pecan Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Northwest Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Sylvan Beach Park Local Park | County | 31 | Open |
| Fairmont Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Lomax Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Glen Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Woodfalls Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Creekmont Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Spencer Landing Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
34 places to go in La Porte
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
7 picnic areas without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
1.9 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in La Porte: 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 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Porte →
La Porte and its neighbors
La Porte has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 Porte | 2% | 0.7 | 7 | 86% | B |
| Morgan's Point | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pasadena | 12% | 0.5 | 18 | 85% | A− |
| Deer Park | 5% | 0.6 | 10 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Shoreacres | 2% | 0.1 | 7 | 91% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in La Porte
Where can I hike in La Porte?
The longest trail networks: Pecan Park, 1.4 miles; Fairmont Park, 0.7 miles; Little Cedar Bayou Park, 0.5 miles; Sylvan Beach Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Porte 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 La Porte’s trails?
Pecan Park and Fairmont Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in La Porte?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near La Porte?
10,243 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Porte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 267 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Porte have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #207 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 Porte 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 →