Takas Park
Managed by City of Windcrest
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Windcrest
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Windcrest
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Windcrest, 0.9 per square mile of land. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Windcrest’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #154 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
29 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Windcrest?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windcrest have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windcrest is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #154 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windcrest’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 76%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Windcrest’s 2% is ahead of 56% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Takas Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
2% of Windcrest’s land. Who manages Windcrest’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Regional agency22 ac
Local Park · 29 acConservation Easement · 29 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windcrest Elementary School Local Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Takas Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Neighborhood Running Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
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
9Tennis
4Baseball
3Pickleball
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 Windcrest
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Windcrest →
Next door
Windcrest and its neighbors
Windcrest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windcrest | 2% | 0.9 | 7 | 97% | B |
| San Antonio | 10% | 0.7 | 21 | 76% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Windcrest
Where can I hike in Windcrest?
The longest trail networks: Takas Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Windcrest is conserved land?
2% 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 Windcrest’s trails?
Takas Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Windcrest?
10,241 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windcrest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Windcrest have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #154 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 Windcrest 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 →