Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Seymour
The biggest trail networks: Seymour City Park (1.2 mi). 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Seymour, 0.6 per square mile of land. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #426 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Seymour have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seymour is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #426 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 Seymour’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% 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 Seymour City Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
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 Seymour
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Seymour →
Questions about parks and trails in Seymour
Where can I hike in Seymour?
The longest trail networks: Seymour City Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Seymour is conserved land?
under 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 Seymour’s trails?
Seymour City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Seymour?
31 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seymour or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Seymour have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #426 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 Seymour 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 →