Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Three Rivers
The biggest trail networks: Kopplin Park (0.5 mi). 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Three Rivers, 0.4 per square mile of land. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Three Rivers?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Three Rivers have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Three Rivers is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Three Rivers’ under 1% is ahead of 20% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kopplin Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Aristeo Ponce Park
Tips Park
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Three Rivers’ land. Who manages Three Rivers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tips Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 places to go in Three Rivers
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
April is the best month for walking in Three Rivers
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 3.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Three Rivers →
Questions about parks and trails in Three Rivers
Where can I hike in Three Rivers?
The longest trail networks: Kopplin Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers’ trails?
Kopplin Park and Aristeo Ponce Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Three Rivers?
3,138 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Three Rivers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Three Rivers have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Three Rivers 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 →