New Boston has 56 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross New Boston. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of New Boston’s land is conserved, about 52 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #348 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does New Boston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Boston is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #348 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so New Boston’s 2% is ahead of 53% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Scrapp Miller Park
52 conserved acres
2% of New Boston’s land. Who manages New Boston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapp Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
1 places to go in New Boston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
2.6 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in New Boston
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 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Boston →
Questions about parks and trails in New Boston
How much of New Boston 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.
Are dogs allowed on New Boston’s trails?
Tapp Park and Scrapp Miller Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Boston?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Boston?
6,948 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Boston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Boston have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #348 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 New Boston 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 →