Pecan Grove has 7.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
160 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #308 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pecan Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pecan Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pecan Grove is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #308 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pecan Grove’s 1% is ahead of 27% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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 Pecan Grove Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harlem Road Park
Belin Park
Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve
All 7 parks & preserves
30 conserved acres
1% of Pecan Grove’s land. Who manages Pecan Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lutts Park Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
21 places to go in Pecan Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
20 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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 Pecan Grove
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pecan Grove →
Pecan Grove and its neighbors
Pecan Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Pecan Grove
Where can I hike in Pecan Grove?
The longest trail networks: Pecan Grove Park, 0.1 miles; Harlem Road Park, 0.1 miles; Belin Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pecan Grove is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Pecan Grove’s trails?
Pecan Grove Park and Harlem Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pecan Grove?
19,489 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pecan Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pecan Grove have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #308 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 Pecan Grove 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 →