Mexia City Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Mexia
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mexia
27 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Mexia, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #499 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
27 acres · of 7.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mexia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mexia is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #499 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mexia’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home37% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 22%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mexia’s 1% is ahead of 27% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mexia. 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 C− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
27 conserved acres
1% of Mexia’s land. Who manages Mexia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city53 ac
Local Park · 14 acConservation Easement · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 acRecreation or Education Easement · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexia City Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Unknown Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
1Football
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 Mexia
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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 80 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mexia →
Questions about parks and trails in Mexia
How much of Mexia is conserved land?
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 Mexia’s trails?
Mexia City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mexia?
1,783 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mexia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mexia have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #499 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 Mexia 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 →