Photo: RM VM · CC BY-SA 4.0Sienna has 8.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
224 acres are parks and preserves, 9.0 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Sienna’s land is conserved, about 315 acres. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #222 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sienna have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sienna is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #222 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sienna’s 4% is ahead of 72% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% 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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315 conserved acres
4% of Sienna’s land. Who manages Sienna’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 30 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sienna Golf Course Local Park | Town or city | 184 | Open |
| Ridge Point High School Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| Club Sienna Private Park | Private owners | 12 | Closed |
| Sienna Crossing Elementary School Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Northwinds Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Scanlan Oaks Elementary School Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Coves Park Private Park | Private owners | 7 | Closed |
| Steep Bank Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Brushy Lake Recreation Area Private Park | Private owners | 3 | Closed |
| Steep Bank Park Private Park | Private owners | 2 | Closed |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
4 places to go in Sienna
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 9 lakes & rivers
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 Sienna
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) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sienna →
Sienna and its neighbors
Sienna has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sienna | 4% | 0.7 | 9 | 54% | B− |
| Missouri City | 10% | 1.3 | 16 | 96% | A |
| Arcola | under 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | 2% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sienna
How much of Sienna is conserved land?
4% 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 Sienna?
10,904 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sienna or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 224 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sienna have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #222 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 Sienna 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 →