Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Olney
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Olney, 0.1 per square mile of land. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Olney’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #356 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Olney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Olney is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #356 of 642 in Texas. 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 Olney’s 2% is ahead of 61% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Griffin Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tommy Perkins Memorial Park
32 conserved acres
2% of Olney’s land. Who manages Olney’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Sports Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Tommy Perkins Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Olney
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Olney
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 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Olney →
Questions about parks and trails in Olney
Where can I hike in Olney?
The longest trail networks: Griffin Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Olney 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 Olney’s trails?
Griffin Park and Tommy Perkins Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Olney?
43 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Olney have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #356 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 Olney 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 →