Few parks or trails are on the map in Progreso
The biggest trail networks: Progreso City Park (0.8 mi). 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Progreso, 0.5 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #407 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Progreso have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Progreso is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #407 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 Progreso’s 1% is ahead of 36% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Progreso City Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
20 conserved acres
1% of Progreso’s land. Who manages Progreso’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progreso Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
1 places to go in Progreso
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Progreso
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 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
February is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Progreso →
Questions about parks and trails in Progreso
Where can I hike in Progreso?
The longest trail networks: Progreso City Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Progreso 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 Progreso’s trails?
Progreso City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Progreso?
817 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Progreso or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Progreso have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #407 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 Progreso 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 →