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Outdoors in Robert Lee

Robert Lee has 36 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents

79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Robert Lee, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Robert Lee have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Robert Lee is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Robert Lee’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Robert Lee’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Coke County Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Coke County Park

Park
24 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Fern Havins Park

Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

1 places to go in Robert Lee

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Robert Lee

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Coke County JailBuilding · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Robert Lee

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.814.214.013.312.311.310.510.1
High (°F)596472808794979688796860
Rain (in)0.91.21.61.52.82.71.62.42.92.21.40.9

December is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Robert Lee →

Questions about parks and trails in Robert Lee

Where can I hike in Robert Lee?

The longest trail networks: Coke County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Robert Lee is conserved land?

under 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 Robert Lee’s trails?

Coke County Park and Fern Havins Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Robert Lee?

1,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Robert Lee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Robert Lee have?

Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Robert Lee 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 →