Bob Miller Park
Managed by City of Melissa
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Melissa
Melissa has 109 acres of parks, 5.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Melissa. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #486 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.0 mi
6.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Melissa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Melissa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Melissa is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #486 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Melissa’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (109 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 23%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 24%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Melissa’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Melissa. 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 D 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 Bob Miller Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City of Melissa 90 Acre Park
Managed by City of Melissa
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Melissa’s land. Who manages Melissa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Melissa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Melissa
Villages of Melissa Homeowners Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Melissa
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
12Soccer
8Baseball
7Basketball
5Football
1Multi-sport
1Volleyball
1Beach volleyball
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 Melissa
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (2.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Melissa →
Next door
Melissa and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Melissa
Where can I hike in Melissa?
The longest trail networks: Bob Miller Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Melissa 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.
Are dogs allowed on Melissa’s trails?
Bob Miller Park and City of Melissa 90 Acre Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Melissa?
6.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Melissa?
13,903 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Melissa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Melissa have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #486 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 Melissa 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 →