Mission Bend Community Park
Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Judahdavis · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Mission Bend
Mission Bend has 25 acres of parks, 0.7 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Mission Bend’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Mission Bend, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #416 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
29 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
0.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
4.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mission Bend?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mission Bend have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mission Bend is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #416 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mission Bend’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home81% 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 31%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 35%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mission Bend’s 1% is ahead of 37% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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 Mission Bend Community Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ambrose Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mission West Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Magnolia Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
1% of Mission Bend’s land. Who manages Mission Bend’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County21 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
Regional agency10 ac
Town or city9 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Local Park · 18 acConservation Easement · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acRecreation or Education Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission West Park Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Mission West Elementary School Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Ambrose Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Magnolia Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Mission Bend Greenway Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Mission Bend Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Mission Bend
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Mission Bend
Mission West Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Mission Bend
Mission West Elementary Playground
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Fault Line Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Tennis
4Soccer
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Baseball
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 Mission Bend
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 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mission Bend →
Next door
Mission Bend and its neighbors
Mission Bend has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Bend | 1% | 0.3 | 1 | 81% | C |
| Houston | 11% | 0.7 | 12 | 80% | A− |
| Four Corners | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 95% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mission Bend
Where can I hike in Mission Bend?
The longest trail networks: Mission Bend Community Park, 0.4 miles; Ambrose Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mission Bend 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 Mission Bend’s trails?
Mission Bend Community Park and Ambrose Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mission Bend?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mission Bend?
21,202 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mission Bend or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mission Bend have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #416 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 Mission Bend 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 →