Few parks or trails are on the map in Terrell Hills
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #591 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Terrell Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Terrell Hills is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #591 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Terrell Hills’ under 1% is ahead of 12% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Terrell Hills’ land. Who manages Terrell Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Hills Community Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
0.2 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.
April is the best month for walking in Terrell Hills
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Terrell Hills →
Terrell Hills and its neighbors
Terrell Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Hills | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 62% | D |
| Alamo Heights | 5% | 0.5 | 9 | 80% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Terrell Hills
How much of Terrell Hills 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.
Where can I bike in Terrell Hills?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Terrell Hills?
10,847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Terrell Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Terrell Hills have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #591 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 Terrell Hills 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 →