Few parks or trails are on the map in Murillo
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.1 per 1,000 residents. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns · #624 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Murillo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Murillo is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns, #624 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Murillo’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Murillo’s land. Who manages Murillo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Murillo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
The walking year in Murillo
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Murillo →
Murillo and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murillo | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 7% | D− |
| Edinburg | 1% | 0.5 | 4 | 54% | C |
| Lopezville | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 59% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Murillo
How much of Murillo 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.
Is there public land near Murillo?
1,976 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Murillo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Murillo have?
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #624 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 Murillo 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 →