The Settlement Historic District · Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.013% of Texas City’s land is conserved: 5,632 acres
The biggest trail networks: Bay Street Park (1.3 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1,026 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #89 of 642 in Texas State. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Texas City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Texas City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Texas City is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #89 of 642 in Texas State. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Few Texas State towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Texas City’s 13% is ahead of 93% of Texas State towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
Water is more than half of Texas City’s area (120 of 187 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bay Street Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Carver Park
Goddard Park
All 18 parks & preserves
5,632 conserved acres
13% of Texas City’s land. Water is left out: Texas City has 66.3 square miles of land and 120.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Texas City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 471 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 101 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas City Prairie Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2,403 | Closed |
| Scenic Galveston Preserves Complex Private Conservation | Private owners | 1,489 | Closed |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 323 | Open |
| Bay Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 251 | Open |
| Texas City Tract Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 132 | Open |
| Birding Trails Local Park | Town or city | 112 | Open |
| Dike-City Beach Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Nessler Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Carlos Garza Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Unknown Private Park | Not recorded | 40 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
16 places to go in Texas City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
14 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 20 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Texas City: 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.
| 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) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Texas City →
Texas City and its neighbors
Texas City has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas City | 13% | 0.3 | 19 | 84% | A− |
| San Leon | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 26% | D |
| Dickinson | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 41% | C− |
| La Marque | 2% | 0.1 | 9 | 62% | C |
| League City | 3% | 0.4 | 8 | 72% | B− |
| Galveston | 18% | 0.9 | 52 | 87% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Texas City
Where can I hike in Texas City?
The longest trail networks: Bay Street Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Texas City is conserved land?
13% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas State town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Texas City’s trails?
Bay Street Park and Carver Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Texas City?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of painted or protected lanes, 9.1 of off-road paths and 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Texas City?
12,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Texas City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,125 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Texas City have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 of 642 in Texas State. 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 Texas 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 →