American Legion Park
Park
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Uvalde
Uvalde has 105 acres of parks, 6.8 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Uvalde, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Uvalde’s land is conserved, about 242 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #288 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
242 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
105 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Uvalde?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Uvalde have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Uvalde is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #288 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Uvalde’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (105 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home84% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 55%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Uvalde’s 5% is ahead of 76% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
El Jardin de los Heroes
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
American Legion Park53 acres
Uvalde Memorial Park9 acres
DirectionsEl Jardin de los Heroes7 acres
Memorial Park4 acres
DirectionsDeLeon Park3 acres
Who protects it
242 conserved acres
5% of Uvalde’s land. Who manages Uvalde’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city465 ac
Conservation Easement · 239 acLocal Park · 225 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uvalde,City of Local Park | Town or city | 136 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Garden of Heroes Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Studer Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Leona Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| DeLeon Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| El Progreso Native Garden Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Uvalde
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Uvalde
Uvalde City Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Uvalde
McDonald's PlayPlace
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Uvalde
Memorial ParkIn Uvalde Memorial Park
DirectionsTrails & 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
18Tennis
5Baseball
4Basketball
1Soccer
1Softball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 29 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Uvalde
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 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 89 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 84 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Uvalde →
Questions about parks and trails in Uvalde
How much of Uvalde is conserved land?
5% 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 Uvalde’s trails?
American Legion Park and Uvalde Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Uvalde?
10,885 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Uvalde or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 242 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Uvalde have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #288 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 Uvalde 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 →