Mark McGrath Municipal Park
Park
19 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Meadows Place
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Meadows Place
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Mark McGrath Municipal Park (0.6 mi). 28 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #125 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
20 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Meadows Place?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Meadows Place have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Meadows Place is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #125 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Meadows Place’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
LessMore
Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 81%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Meadows Place’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Mark McGrath Municipal Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Texas Direct Auto Dog Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jim McDonald Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
3% of Meadows Place’s land. Who manages Meadows Place’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 17 acConservation Easement · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 acRecreation or Education Easement · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Meadows Place Lake Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Mark McGrath Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| J.O. McDonald Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Texas Direct Auto Dog Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Meadows Place Swimming Pool And Community Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Meadows Place
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 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Meadows Place →
Next door
Meadows Place and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Meadows Place
Where can I hike in Meadows Place?
The longest trail networks: Mark McGrath Municipal Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Meadows Place is conserved land?
3% 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 Meadows Place’s trails?
Mark McGrath Municipal Park and Texas Direct Auto Dog Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Meadows Place?
21,031 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meadows Place or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Meadows Place have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 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 Meadows Place neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →