Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.09% of Richmond’s land is conserved: 244 acres
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Richmond, 0.8 per square mile of land. 256 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #66 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Richmond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richmond is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #66 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Richmond’s 9% is ahead of 88% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
Water is 8% of Richmond’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
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 Wessendorff Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
244 conserved acres
9% of Richmond’s land. Water is left out: Richmond has 4.3 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Richmond’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Park Local Park | Town or city | 224 | Open |
| Davis Memorial Park Private Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Clay Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Richmond City Park Private Park | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
4 places to go in Richmond
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 28 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Richmond
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) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 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 Richmond →
Richmond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 9% | 0.8 | 20 | 73% | A− |
| Pecan Grove | 1% | 1.0 | 7 | 62% | C+ |
| Rosenberg | 2% | 0.2 | 8 | 77% | C+ |
| Sugar Land | 11% | 2.3 | 22 | 92% | A |
| Cumings | under 1% | 0.8 | under 1 | 3% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richmond
Where can I hike in Richmond?
The longest trail networks: Wessendorff Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richmond is conserved land?
9% 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 Richmond’s trails?
Wessendorff Park and Keith A Crawford Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Richmond?
15,744 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richmond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 256 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #66 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 Richmond 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 →