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Outdoors in Volente

More than half of Volente’s land is conserved: 54%

54% of Volente’s land is conserved, about 738 acres. 167 acres are parks and preserves, 213 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
54%
738 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
167 ac
213 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

738 conserved acres

54% of Volente’s land. Who manages Volente’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency485 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits477 ac
County178 ac
Joint164 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Not recorded164 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 477 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 477 acConservation Easement · 260 acPrivate Conservation · 164 acLocal Conservation Area · 97 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Travis
Private Recreation or Education
Land trusts & nonprofits477Closed
Volente/DC Reed BCP Parcel
Private Conservation
Not recorded164Open
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve
Local Conservation Area
County97Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Volente

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Volente

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Beach volleyball
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 Volente

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.714.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)626672808693969790817163
Rain (in)2.32.12.62.74.53.42.22.33.54.02.82.4

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Volente →

Questions about parks and trails in Volente

Is there public land near Volente?

13,008 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Volente or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Volente 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 →