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Outdoors in Splendora

Few parks or trails are on the map in Splendora

4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Splendora have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Splendora is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Splendora’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Splendora’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.

NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Splendora. 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 still be D. 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.

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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.

Ipes Road Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

under 1% of Splendora’s land. Who manages Splendora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County16 ac
Local Park · 4 acConservation Easement · 4 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 acRecreation or Education Easement · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Athletic Fields
Local Park
County4Open
Ipes Road Sports Park
Local Recreation Area
County4Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
2Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Splendora: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.714.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)636773798691949490827164
Rain (in)4.43.53.64.04.95.54.24.84.85.54.74.5

February is the driest month (3.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Splendora →

Questions about parks and trails in Splendora

How much of Splendora 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 Splendora’s trails?

Ipes Road Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Splendora?

11,463 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Splendora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Splendora have?

Ahead of 8% 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 Splendora neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →