Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary
Nature preserve
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
T. H. Mathis House · Photo: Homer Lansberry · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rockport
Rockport has 150 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Rockport, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Rockport’s land is conserved, about 148 acres. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #374 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
148 acres · of 16.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
150 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
3.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockport is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #374 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 Rockport’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (150 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home57% 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 36%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 42%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rockport’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
Water is 22% of Rockport’s area (5 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
The longest trail network is Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
148 conserved acres
1% of Rockport’s land. Water is left out: Rockport has 16.5 square miles of land and 4.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rockport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city277 ac
County13 ac
Other state land2 ac
Joint2 ac
Conservation Easement · 146 acLocal Park · 145 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 2 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Wetlands Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Tiger Field Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Tule Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fulton Mansion State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 2 | Open |
| Magnolia Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Mathis Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Triangle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Zachary Taylor Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
21 places to go in Rockport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Rockport
Rockport Beach Park
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Rockport
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Rockport
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Rockport
16 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Tennis
3Baseball
3Golf
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 46 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Rockport
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 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rockport →
Questions about parks and trails in Rockport
Where can I hike in Rockport?
The longest trail networks: Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rockport 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 Rockport’s trails?
Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary and Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rockport?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rockport?
3,290 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 156 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rockport have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #374 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 Rockport 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 →