Photo: Lothar1976 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Muenster
45 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Muenster.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Muenster?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Muenster have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Muenster is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Muenster’s 2% is ahead of 54% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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33 conserved acres
2% of Muenster’s land. Who manages Muenster’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Park - Mesquite & CR 428 Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Muenster Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Baseball Park - Third & Oak Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 lakes & rivers
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.
April is the best month for walking in Muenster
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
January is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Muenster →
Questions about parks and trails in Muenster
How much of Muenster is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Muenster?
850 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Muenster or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Muenster have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Muenster 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 →