San Juan Park
Managed by Hidalgo County Precinct 2
26 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in San Juan
San Juan has 83 acres of parks, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: San Juan Park (1.5 mi), MayField Park (0.8 mi). 1% of San Juan’s land is conserved, about 88 acres. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross San Juan, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #427 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
88 acres · of 12.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Juan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Juan is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #427 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Juan’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 30%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 34%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so San Juan’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
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 San Juan Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lions Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
1% of San Juan’s land. Who manages San Juan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city110 ac
County40 ac
Conservation Easement · 86 acLocal Park · 58 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Community Resource Center and Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Mayfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| San Juan Wetlands Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Restricted |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bears Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Aldrich Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Explorers Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Reservoir Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Tierra Del Sol Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in San Juan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in San Juan
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
11Baseball
8Soccer
8Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in San Juan
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Juan →
Next door
San Juan and its neighbors
San Juan has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 57% | C |
| Lopezville | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 59% | C |
| Pharr | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 58% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in San Juan
Where can I hike in San Juan?
The longest trail networks: San Juan Park, 1.5 miles; MayField Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Juan 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 San Juan’s trails?
San Juan Park and MayField Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Juan?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near San Juan?
2,268 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Juan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 83 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does San Juan have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #427 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 San Juan 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 →