Serenada has 66 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Serenada, 1.3 per square mile of land. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Serenada’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Serenada?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Serenada have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Serenada is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Serenada’s 5% is ahead of 76% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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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64 conserved acres
5% of Serenada’s land. Who manages Serenada’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Park Local Park | Town or city | 126 | Open |
| Shaman Preserve Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
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 Serenada
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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Serenada →
Questions about parks and trails in Serenada
How much of Serenada is conserved land?
5% 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 Serenada?
8,853 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Serenada or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Serenada have?
Ahead of 86% 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 Serenada 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 →