Photo: US gov · Public domainLackland AFB has 7.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Lackland AFB’s land is conserved, about 36 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #347 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lackland AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lackland AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lackland AFB is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #347 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 Lackland AFB’s 1% is ahead of 43% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
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
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36 conserved acres
1% of Lackland AFB’s land. Who manages Lackland AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillman Park Military Land | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 32 | Restricted |
| Lackland Corridor Gateway Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 places to go in Lackland AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
0.5 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.
April is the best month for walking in Lackland AFB
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 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lackland AFB →
Questions about parks and trails in Lackland AFB
How much of Lackland AFB 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.
Where can I bike in Lackland AFB?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lackland AFB?
10,852 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lackland AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lackland AFB have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #347 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 Lackland AFB 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 →