Matagorda Cemetery · Photo: Jagarrison78 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Matagorda
4 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Matagorda, 0.1 per square mile of land. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 places to go in Matagorda
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 13 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Matagorda: 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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Matagorda →
Questions about parks and trails in Matagorda
Is there public land near Matagorda?
2,357 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Matagorda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Matagorda 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 →