Few parks or trails are on the map in Ovilla
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #611 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ovilla have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ovilla is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #611 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 Ovilla’s under 1% is ahead of 13% 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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5 conserved acres
under 1% of Ovilla’s land. Who manages Ovilla’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Ovilla
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
July is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ovilla →
Ovilla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovilla | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 15% | D |
| Glenn Heights | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 94% | C |
| Cedar Hill | 16% | 0.9 | 73 | 93% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ovilla
How much of Ovilla 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 Ovilla?
14,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ovilla or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ovilla have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #611 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 Ovilla 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 →