Lions City Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Refugio County Courthouse · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Refugio
Refugio has 53 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
5% of Refugio’s land is conserved, about 53 acres. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #310 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
53 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Refugio?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Refugio have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Refugio is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #310 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Refugio’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home70% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 52%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Refugio’s 5% is ahead of 79% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Refugio. 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 C to B+. 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
53 conserved acres
5% of Refugio’s land. Who manages Refugio’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city99 ac
County7 ac
Local Park · 53 acConservation Easement · 53 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertiage Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Lions/Shelly Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Mission River Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Kings Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
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
6Tennis
4Baseball
1Softball
1Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 15 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Refugio
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) | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Refugio →
Questions about parks and trails in Refugio
How much of Refugio is conserved land?
5% 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 Refugio’s trails?
Lions City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Refugio?
4,823 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Refugio or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Refugio have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #310 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 Refugio 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 →