Whitehouse has 23 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #553 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Whitehouse have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitehouse is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #553 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Whitehouse’s 1% is ahead of 27% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Whitehouse City Park
22 conserved acres
1% of Whitehouse’s land. Who manages Whitehouse’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse Baseball League Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Whitehouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Whitehouse
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Whitehouse: April and May
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whitehouse →
Questions about parks and trails in Whitehouse
How much of Whitehouse 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 Whitehouse’s trails?
Gardenview Park and Whitehouse City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whitehouse?
2,146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitehouse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Whitehouse have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #553 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 Whitehouse 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 →