67% of Wylie’s land is conserved, about 9,135 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Wylie, 1.2 per square mile of land. 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #6 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
67%
9,135 acres · of 21.2 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,050 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
2 beaches · 11 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Wylie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wylie is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #6 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wylie’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wylie’s 67% is ahead of 99% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% of them.
Water is 32% of Wylie’s area (10 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 46%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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.
Woodbridge Creek Crossing Pool1 acres · Woodbridge HOA
Country Ridge Estates Community Park1 acres
Riverway Park1 acres
Who protects it
9,135 conserved acres
67% of Wylie’s land. Water is left out: Wylie has 21.2 square miles of land and 9.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wylie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers17,494 ac
Town or city2,016 ac
Joint23 ac
Private owners15 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 8,283 acRecreation Management Area · 8,269 acOther Easement · 749 acConservation Easement · 735 acLocal Other or Unknown · 725 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 86 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 104 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Lavon Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers
8,269
Open
Wells Property
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city
247
Open
Lavonia Park
Local Other or Unknown
Army Corps of Engineers
242
Open
East Fork Park
Local Other or Unknown
Army Corps of Engineers
171
Open
Municipal Complex
Local Park
Town or city
163
Open
Hensley Property
Local Recreation Area
Town or city
109
Open
Pebble Beach Park
Local Park
Town or city
85
Open
Mallard Park
Local Other or Unknown
Army Corps of Engineers
52
Open
Creekside Park
Local Park
Town or city
49
Open
Wylie Community Park
Local Park
Town or city
40
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
156 places to go in Wylie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wylie
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
25Tennis
16Basketball
13Soccer
9Baseball
8Golf
8Football
3Softball
2Volleyball
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 Wylie
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
13.0
13.8
14.3
14.1
13.4
12.3
11.3
10.4
10.0
High (°F)
55
60
67
75
82
90
95
95
88
78
66
57
Rain (in)
2.7
2.9
3.8
3.6
4.7
3.8
2.1
2.3
3.1
4.8
3.3
3.4
July is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wylie →
Next door
Wylie and its neighbors
Wylie has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wylie
Where can I hike in Wylie?
The longest trail networks: Friendship Park, 0.4 miles; Valentine Park, 0.4 miles; Avalon Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wylie is conserved land?
67% 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 Wylie’s trails?
Friendship Park and Valentine Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wylie?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wylie?
31,646 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wylie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,188 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wylie have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #6 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 Wylie neighbors.
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0