Few parks or trails are on the map in Silsbee
20 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Silsbee, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #523 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Silsbee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silsbee is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #523 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Silsbee’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Waldo Mathews Park
17 conserved acres
under 1% of Silsbee’s land. Who manages Silsbee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knupple Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Big Thicket National Preserve Conservation Area | National Park Service | 6 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Silsbee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Silsbee: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
February is the driest month (4.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Silsbee →
Questions about parks and trails in Silsbee
Where can I hike in Silsbee?
The longest trail networks: Waldo Mathews Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Silsbee 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 Silsbee’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Knupple Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Silsbee?
30,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silsbee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Silsbee have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #523 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 Silsbee 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 →