Photo: ProfessorKon · CC BY-SA 4.0Sealy has 63 acres of parks, 8.9 for every 1,000 residents
66% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sealy, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #361 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sealy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sealy is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #361 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sealy’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
62 conserved acres
1% of Sealy’s land. Who manages Sealy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sealy Business and Profesional Women's Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Sealy Skate Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Joe Scranton, Jr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Abe & Irene Levine Family Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mark Frederick Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
7 places to go in Sealy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Sealy
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sealy →
Questions about parks and trails in Sealy
Where can I hike in Sealy?
The longest trail networks: Lion Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sealy 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 Sealy’s trails?
Jacqueline A. Cryan Memorial Park and Lion Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sealy?
657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sealy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sealy have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #361 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 Sealy 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 →