Few parks or trails are on the map in Western Lake
6% of Western Lake’s land is conserved, about 126 acres.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Western Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Western Lake is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Western Lake’s 6% is ahead of 79% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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126 conserved acres
6% of Western Lake’s land. Who manages Western Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 126 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
April is the best month for walking in Western Lake
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 | 77 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Western Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Western Lake
How much of Western Lake is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near Western Lake?
1,885 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Western Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Western Lake have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Western Lake 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 →