Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Malakoff
34 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Malakoff’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Malakoff have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Malakoff is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Malakoff’s 2% is ahead of 53% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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34 conserved acres
2% of Malakoff’s land. Who manages Malakoff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmanfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Pine Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Cedar Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
April is the best month for walking in Malakoff
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
July is the driest month (2.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Malakoff →
Malakoff and its neighbors
Malakoff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malakoff | 2% | under 0.1 | 17 | 58% | C |
| Trinidad | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Malakoff
How much of Malakoff 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.
Is there public land near Malakoff?
372 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Malakoff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Malakoff have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Malakoff 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 →