Fire Truck Park
Managed by Southside City
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: WhisperToMe at English Wikipedia · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Southside Place
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Southside Place
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Southside Place’s land is conserved, about 2 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
2 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Southside Place?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Southside Place have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southside Place is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Southside Place’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Southside Place’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Southside Place. 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 C to B+. 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 Fire Truck Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
2% of Southside Place’s land. Who manages Southside Place’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4 ac
Conservation Easement · 2 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Southside Place
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Community gardens in Southside Place
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Tennis
2Basketball
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 Southside Place
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 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Southside Place →
Next door
Southside Place and its neighbors
Southside Place has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Place | 2% | 0.4 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| West University Place | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Southside Place
Where can I hike in Southside Place?
The longest trail networks: Fire Truck Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Southside Place is conserved land?
2% 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 Southside Place’s trails?
Fire Truck Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Southside Place?
10,460 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southside Place or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Southside Place have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Southside Place 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 →