Rio Bravo has 16 acres of parks, 3.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Rio Bravo, 0.5 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #381 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rio Bravo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rio Bravo is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #381 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 Rio Bravo’s 1% is ahead of 36% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Rio Bravo park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Parque Fundadora
4 conserved acres
1% of Rio Bravo’s land. Who manages Rio Bravo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Bravo Community Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
1 places to go in Rio Bravo
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.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The walking year in Rio Bravo
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rio Bravo →
Rio Bravo and its neighbors
Rio Bravo has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Bravo | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 64% | C |
| Laredo | 3% | 0.8 | 9 | 82% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rio Bravo
Where can I hike in Rio Bravo?
The longest trail networks: Rio Bravo park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rio Bravo 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 Rio Bravo’s trails?
Rio Bravo park and Parque Fundadora don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rio Bravo?
830 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rio Bravo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rio Bravo have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #381 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 Rio Bravo 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 →