Few parks or trails are on the map in Sullivan City
3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sullivan City, 0.9 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #464 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sullivan City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sullivan City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sullivan City is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #464 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sullivan City’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% 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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7 conserved acres
under 1% of Sullivan City’s land. Who manages Sullivan City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan City Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Sullivan City
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 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sullivan City →
Sullivan City and its neighbors
Sullivan City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan City | under 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 23% | C− |
| Cuevitas | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sullivan City
How much of Sullivan City 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 Sullivan City?
281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sullivan City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sullivan City have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #464 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 Sullivan City 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 →