Few parks or trails are on the map in South Alamo
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross South Alamo, 0.1 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #573 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does South Alamo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Alamo is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #573 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 South Alamo’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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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3 conserved acres
under 1% of South Alamo’s land. Who manages South Alamo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet B Ginsbach Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Closed |
The walking year in South Alamo
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Alamo →
Questions about parks and trails in South Alamo
How much of South Alamo 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.
Is there public land near South Alamo?
1,848 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Alamo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Alamo have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #573 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 South Alamo 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 →