Laureles County Park
Park
22 acres1 mi of trail
Laureles walking trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Laureles
Few parks or trails are on the map in Laureles
The biggest trail networks: Laureles County Park (1 mi). 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #513 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
21 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laureles have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laureles is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #513 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Laureles’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 20%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Laureles’ 1% is ahead of 29% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Laureles. 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 C− 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
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 Laureles County Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
1% of Laureles’ land. Who manages Laureles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County41 ac
Local Recreation Area · 21 acRecreation or Education Easement · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laureles Community Park Local Recreation Area | County | 21 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Laureles walking trail0.7 mi
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
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 Laureles
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 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Laureles →
Questions about parks and trails in Laureles
Where can I hike in Laureles?
The longest trail networks: Laureles County Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Laureles 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 Laureles’ trails?
Laureles County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Laureles?
1,961 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laureles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laureles have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #513 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 Laureles 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 →