Vernon G Schimel Memorial Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Somerset
Somerset has 9 acres of parks, 4.6 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Somerset, 0.1 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Somerset have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somerset is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Somerset’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home66% 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 17%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Somerset’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Somerset. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
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
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Somerset
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and August 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 Somerset →
Questions about parks and trails in Somerset
How much of Somerset 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 Somerset’s trails?
Vernon G Schimel Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Somerset?
4,065 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somerset or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Somerset have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Somerset 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 →