Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
135 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Palmview
Few parks or trails are on the map in Palmview
18 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Palmview, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #533 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
159 acres · of 7.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palmview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmview is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #533 of 642 in Texas. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palmview’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 17%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Palmview’s 3% is ahead of 69% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Palmview. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
159 conserved acres
3% of Palmview’s land. Who manages Palmview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service279 ac
Town or city28 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 279 acConservation Easement · 19 acLocal Park · 14 acPrivate Conservation · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 279 | Restricted |
| Palmview Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Chihuahua Woods Macrosite Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Palmview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palmview
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
4Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Palmview
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 | 82 | 88 | 92 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palmview →
Next door
Palmview and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmview | 3% | 0.1 | 1 | 16% | C− |
| Abram | 17% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Palmview South | 27% | 0.6 | under 1 | 6% | C+ |
| Mission | 3% | 0.4 | 12 | 55% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palmview
How much of Palmview is conserved land?
3% 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 Palmview’s trails?
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palmview?
2,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Palmview have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #533 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 Palmview neighbors.
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Sources
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 →