Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Tomball
Tomball has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
49 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #437 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
70 acres · of 13.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tomball have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tomball is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #437 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tomball’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home48% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 32%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Tomball’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Broussard Community Park
Managed by City of Tomball
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsJurgens Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBroussard Community Park17 acres · City of Tomball
Matheson Park10 acres
DirectionsTheis Attaway Nature Center5 acres
Martin Luther King Jr Park1 acres · City of Tomball, Texas
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
1% of Tomball’s land. Who manages Tomball’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city123 ac
Conservation Easement · 69 acLocal Park · 49 acLocal Conservation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stovall Memorial Complex Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Jerry Matheson Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Juergens Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Theis Attaway Nature Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Depot & Gazebo Plaza Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| M.L.K., Jr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Tomball
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Tomball
Jerry Matheson Public PoolIn Matheson Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Tomball
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
26Tennis
17Baseball
11Soccer
6Football
2Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Volleyball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Tomball
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 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tomball →
Next door
Tomball and its neighbors
Tomball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomball | 1% | 0.4 | 4 | 48% | C |
| Houston | 11% | 0.7 | 12 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tomball
Where can I hike in Tomball?
The longest trail networks: Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza, 0.4 miles; Jurgens Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tomball is conserved land?
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 Tomball’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Jurgens Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tomball?
10,430 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tomball or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tomball have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #437 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 Tomball neighbors.
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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 →