Fielder Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Venus
Venus has 59 acres of parks, 8.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Venus, 0.1 per square mile of land. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #432 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
11 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Venus have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Venus is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #432 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Venus’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home70% 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 29%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 33%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Venus’ under 1% is ahead of 22% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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 Fielder Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Patriot Estates Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Venus’ land. Who manages Venus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city21 ac
Local Park · 11 acConservation Easement · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fielder Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Gazebo Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Venus
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Venus
2 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
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
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 Venus
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Venus →
Next door
Venus and its neighbors
Venus has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus | under 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 70% | C |
| Alvarado | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 95% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Venus
Where can I hike in Venus?
The longest trail networks: Fielder Park, 0.4 miles; Patriot Estates Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Venus 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 Venus’ trails?
Fielder Park and Patriot Estates Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Venus?
4,975 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Venus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Venus have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #432 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 Venus 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 →