Cattail Marsh
Nature preserve
782 acres5.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Sgt. 1st Class E. L. Craig · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Beaumont
7% of Beaumont’s land is conserved: 3,591 acres
The biggest trail networks: Cattail Marsh (5.3 mi), Tyrrell Park (4.7 mi), Babe Zaharias Park (1.3 mi). 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1,093 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #265 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
3,591 acres · of 82.1 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,093 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
3.6 mi lanes · 2.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beaumont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beaumont is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #265 of 642 in Texas. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Beaumont’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (22 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,093 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home52% 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 50%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 59%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Beaumont ranks #357 on Outdoors.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Beaumont’s 7% is ahead of 84% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 Cattail Marsh, with 5.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tyrrell Park
Park
468 acres4.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Alice Keith Park
Managed by City of Beaumont
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 27 parks & preserves
Cattail Marsh782 acres · 5.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTyrrell Park468 acres · 4.7 mi of trail
DirectionsBabe Zaharias Park30 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsKlein Park34 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsCentral Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCharlton-Pollard Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsAlice Keith Park15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Beaumont
DirectionsRiverfront Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Quadrangle3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Lamar University
DirectionsRogers Park16 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWiess Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ida Reed Dog Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRoberts Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Caldwood Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBig Thicket National Preserve1,340 acres · National Park Service
Wuthering Heights Park21 acres
Magnolia Park14 acres
DirectionsPine Street Park12 acres
Sprott Park9 acres
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park5 acres
DirectionsLiberia Park3 acres
DirectionsForest Park3 acres
McLean Park3 acres
Gilbert Park3 acres
Cottonwood Park3 acres
Pipkin Park2 acres
Chaison Park1 acres
Who protects it
3,591 conserved acres
7% of Beaumont’s land. Who manages Beaumont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4,418 ac
National Park Service1,263 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits90 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,055 acConservation Area · 1,263 acLocal Conservation Area · 1,228 acLocal Recreation Area · 781 acRecreation or Education Easement · 254 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 127 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Thicket National Preserve Conservation Area | National Park Service | 1,263 | Open |
| Collier's Ferry Recreation Area & Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1,228 | Restricted |
| Tyrrell Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 497 | Open |
| Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 143 | Open |
| Lefler Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| James Cooke And Mary Randolph Wilson Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Closed |
| Klein Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Babe Zaharias Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Wuthering Heights Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Central Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
20 places to go in Beaumont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Beaumont
Centennial Playground
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Beaumont
Urban Roots Farm to Table Beaumont
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
92Tennis
49Baseball
35Soccer
9Basketball
6Football
5Beach volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 53 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
French Home Trading PostBuilding · listed 1970
About itMcFaddin House ComplexBuilding · listed 1971
About itJefferson TheaterBuilding · listed 1978
About itBeaumont Commercial DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itIdle HoursBuilding · listed 1978
About itHinchee HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itMildred BuildingsBuilding · listed 1978
About itSanders HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itBeaumont Y.M.C.A.Building · listed 1979
About itJefferson County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itHolmes Duke HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Beaumont: April and May
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 | 73 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
February is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Beaumont →
Next door
Beaumont and its neighbors
Beaumont has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 7% | 0.3 | 10 | 52% | B− |
| Rose Hill Acres | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Beaumont
Where can I hike in Beaumont?
The longest trail networks: Cattail Marsh, 5.3 miles; Tyrrell Park, 4.7 miles; Babe Zaharias Park, 1.3 miles; Klein Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Beaumont is conserved land?
7% 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 Beaumont’s trails?
Cattail Marsh and Tyrrell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Beaumont?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of painted or protected lanes, 2.7 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Beaumont?
25,254 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beaumont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,356 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Beaumont have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #265 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 Beaumont 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 →