Charles Traylor Memorial Park
Park
41 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: HIM Nguyen · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Willis
Few parks or trails are on the map in Willis
The biggest trail networks: Charles Traylor Memorial Park (0.6 mi). 45 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #455 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
42 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Willis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willis is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #455 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Willis’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home44% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 29%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Willis’ 1% is ahead of 44% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Charles Traylor Memorial Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lindley Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
42 conserved acres
1% of Willis’ land. Who manages Willis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County55 ac
Private owners23 ac
Town or city4 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 39 acLocal Recreation Area · 39 acLocal Park · 2 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Traylor Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | County | 28 | Open |
| Willis Agricultural Barn and Arena Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 12 | Open |
| Mlk Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Lindley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Willis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Willis
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Willis
1 dog park 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
13Baseball
8Tennis
1Multi-sport
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 Willis
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Willis →
Next door
Willis and its neighbors
Willis has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 44% | C |
| Conroe | 5% | 0.7 | 25 | 54% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Willis
Where can I hike in Willis?
The longest trail networks: Charles Traylor Memorial Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Willis 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 Willis’ trails?
Charles Traylor Memorial Park and Lindley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Willis?
33,752 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Willis have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #455 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 Willis 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 →