Fort Leaton · Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainPresidio has 10 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Presidio, 0.5 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #403 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Presidio have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Presidio is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #403 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Presidio’s 1% is ahead of 29% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% 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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11 conserved acres
1% of Presidio’s land. Who manages Presidio’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Daly Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Presidio
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 74 | 82 | 91 | 98 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 77 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 103 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 103 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Presidio →
Questions about parks and trails in Presidio
How much of Presidio 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.
Is there public land near Presidio?
6,274 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Presidio or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Presidio have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #403 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 Presidio 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 →