Rosebud Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Richland Hills
Richland Hills has 14 acres of parks, 1.6 for every 1,000 residents
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Richland Hills, 0.6 per square mile of land. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #344 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Richland Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richland Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland Hills is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #344 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richland Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home84% 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 40%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 46%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Richland Hills’ 1% is ahead of 26% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Creek Trail Park
Managed by City of Richland Hills
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Kate Baker Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of Richland Hills’ land. Who manages Richland Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
Local Park · 11 acConservation Easement · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Creek Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Kate Baker Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Richland Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Richland Hills
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Richland Hills
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Richland Hills →
Next door
Richland Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Hills | 1% | 0.6 | 2 | 84% | C+ |
| Haltom City | 4% | 0.7 | 7 | 85% | B |
| North Richland Hills | 7% | 0.5 | 11 | 96% | B+ |
| Fort Worth | 6% | 0.6 | 10 | 85% | B+ |
| Hurst | 5% | 0.6 | 8 | 98% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richland Hills
Where can I hike in Richland Hills?
The longest trail networks: Creek Trail Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richland Hills 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 Richland Hills’ trails?
Rosebud Park and Creek Trail Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richland Hills?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Richland Hills?
12,725 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richland Hills have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #344 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 Richland Hills 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 →