Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainSeminole has 37 miles of mapped trails, 8.8 for every square mile of land
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Seminole Sports (1.5 mi), Seminole City Park (0.9 mi), Seminole Optimist Park (0.7 mi). 1% of Seminole’s land is conserved, about 33 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #115 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Seminole?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Seminole have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seminole is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #115 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Seminole’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Seminole Sports, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Seminole Little league Ball Park Fields
All 8 parks & preserves
33 conserved acres
1% of Seminole’s land. Who manages Seminole’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
| Seminole Splash Pad Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
28 places to go in Seminole
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
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.
The best walking months in Seminole: April and May
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 86 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Seminole →
Questions about parks and trails in Seminole
Where can I hike in Seminole?
The longest trail networks: Seminole Sports, 1.5 miles; Seminole City Park, 0.9 miles; Seminole Optimist Park, 0.7 miles; Seminole Little league Ball Park Fields, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Seminole 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 Seminole’s trails?
Seminole Sports and Seminole City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Seminole?
217 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seminole or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Seminole have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #115 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 Seminole 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 →