Manvel has 6.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #582 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Manvel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manvel is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #582 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Manvel’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% 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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3 places to go in Manvel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
0.1 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 Manvel
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manvel →
Manvel and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manvel | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 23% | D |
| Alvin | 2% | 0.6 | 6 | 64% | B− |
| Pearland | 3% | 0.4 | 8 | 92% | B |
| Iowa Colony | under 1% | 0.4 | 10 | 78% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Manvel
How much of Manvel 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.
Where can I bike in Manvel?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Manvel?
8,131 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manvel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Manvel have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #582 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 Manvel 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 →