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Towns with the most conserved land in Texas

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 18 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Shady Shores 1 Shady Shores 18.8% Conserved acres 389 Map of Oak Point 2 Oak Point 14.1% Conserved acres 551 Map of Bridge City 3 Bridge City 7.3% Conserved acres 323
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Map of Shady Shores Shady Shores2,922 people 18.8% 389 0.2 mi
2 Map of Oak Point Oak Point5,887 people 14.1% 551 0.0 mi
3 Map of Bridge City Bridge City9,640 people 7.3% 323 0.5 mi
4 Alamo Heights Alamo Heights7,492 people 5.5% 65 1.0 mi
5 Map of Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz2,552 people 4.5% 75 1.0 mi
6 Converse Converse29,607 people 4.4% 267 4.2 mi
7 Meadows Place Meadows Place4,689 people 3.3% 20 0.6 mi
8 New Braunfels New Braunfels104,643 people 3.1% 903 11.7 mi
9 Map of Fort Stockton Fort Stockton8,278 people 2.9% 103 4.4 mi
10 Map of Stephenville Stephenville21,682 people 2.3% 181 2.3 mi
11 Childress Childress5,834 people 2.3% 121 1.9 mi
12 Map of West Orange West Orange3,420 people 2% 43 0.1 mi
13 Town of Pecos10,926 people 0.7% 135 19.3 mi
14 Map of Richland Hills Richland Hills8,493 people 0.6% 12 2.0 mi
15 Granite Shoals Granite Shoals5,328 people 0.4% 22 0.1 mi
16 Map of Hollywood Park Hollywood Park3,143 people 0.3% 3 0.0 mi
17 Horseshoe Bay Horseshoe Bay4,854 people 0.1% 8 5.8 mi
18 Weston Lakes4,217 people 0.1% 2 1.5 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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