Welhausen Park
Park
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Shiner
Shiner has 141 acres of parks, 65 for every 1,000 residents
9% of Shiner’s land is conserved, about 138 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Shiner, 0.1 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
138 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
141 ac
65 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shiner have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shiner is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shiner’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land65 acres of park per 1,000 residents (141 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shiner’s 9% is ahead of 88% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Welhausen Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
138 conserved acres
9% of Shiner’s land. Who manages Shiner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city276 ac
Conservation Easement · 138 acLocal Park · 138 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green-Dickson Park Local Park | Town or city | 136 | Open |
| Welhausen Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Shiner
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Shiner
Shiner Recreation Club Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Shiner
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 19 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Shiner
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shiner →
Questions about parks and trails in Shiner
Where can I hike in Shiner?
The longest trail networks: Welhausen Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shiner is conserved land?
9% 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 Shiner’s trails?
Welhausen Park and Green-Dickson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shiner?
328 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shiner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 141 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shiner have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Shiner neighbors.
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Sources
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 →