Sonterra Association Swimming Pool & Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Sonterra
Sonterra has 3 acres of parks, 0.3 for every 1,000 residents
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sonterra, 1.1 per square mile of land. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #444 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Sonterra?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sonterra have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sonterra is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #444 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sonterra’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 31%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sonterra’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of 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
The longest trail network is Sonterra Association Swimming Pool & Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
7 places to go in Sonterra
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sonterra
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Skate park
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 Sonterra
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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sonterra →
Next door
Sonterra and its neighbors
Sonterra has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonterra | under 1% | 1.1 | under 1 | 54% | C |
| Jarrell | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 12% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sonterra
Where can I hike in Sonterra?
The longest trail networks: Sonterra Association Swimming Pool & Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sonterra 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 Sonterra’s trails?
Sonterra Association Swimming Pool & Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sonterra?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sonterra?
831 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sonterra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sonterra have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #444 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 Sonterra 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 →