96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Seadrift
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Seadrift, 0.2 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Seadrift’s land is conserved, about 24 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Seadrift?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Seadrift have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seadrift is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Seadrift’s 3% is ahead of 65% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
Water is 16% of Seadrift’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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24 conserved acres
3% of Seadrift’s land. Water is left out: Seadrift has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Seadrift’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seadrift Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| AD Powers Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
1 places to go in Seadrift
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
April is the best month for walking in Seadrift
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 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Seadrift →
Questions about parks and trails in Seadrift
How much of Seadrift is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Seadrift?
10,681 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seadrift or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Seadrift have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Seadrift 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 →