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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
666 acres10.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Hidalgo
Hidalgo, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Hidalgo is conserved land, roughly 665 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (10.4 mi), Hidalgo Park Museum (0.7 mi), and Valle Alto Park - Hidalgo Municipal Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hidalgo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hidalgo outdoors
Conserved land
12%
665 of 5,400 acres
Trails
14 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
46 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.6 mi
3.9 mi lanes · 0.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Hidalgo Park Museum
Park
32 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Valle Alto Park - Hidalgo Municipal Park
Managed by Hidalgo County Precinct 2
12 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Precinct 2 Inclusive Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Hidalgo
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Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
665 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes3.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis16
- Baseball9
- Basketball4
- Football3
- Soccer2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hidalgo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Wildlife Refuge 1,171 acLocal Park 79 acConservation Easement 78 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,171 | Restricted |
| Hidalgo Municipal ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Municipal ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hidalgo Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| McAllen ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Roadside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Approximate Site of Mission San Joaquin del Monte a VisitaIn McAllen Park · Plaque · 1936
Elder B. BartonPlaque · 2013
Hidalgo City CemeteryPlaque · 2008
Hidalgo Irrigation Pump PlantIn Hidalgo Park Museum · Plaque · 1991
Old Hidalgo County CourthousePlaque · 1964
Old Hidalgo County JailPlaque · 1984
Old Hidalgo SchoolPlaque · 1986
Town of HidalgoIn McAllen Park · Plaque · 1936
Vela BuildingPlaque · 1984
Hidalgo CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Hidalgo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo | 12.3% | 13.7 mi | 6 |
| McAllen | 4.6% | 21.3 mi | 44 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hidalgo's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.