Stillhouse Park
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
54 acres1 mi of trail
Ridgeline - Simmons Road BypassAbove the RimAbove The Rim
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: NativeTexan55 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Belton
Belton has 919 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Stillhouse Park (1 mi). 9% of Belton’s land is conserved, about 1,103 acres. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #120 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,103 acres · of 20.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
919 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 1.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Belton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belton is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #120 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belton’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (919 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 70%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 81%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Belton’s 9% is ahead of 87% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% 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 Stillhouse Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Heritage Park
Park
221 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lakeview Park
Park
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 16 parks & preserves
Stillhouse Park54 acres · 1 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
Quail Meadows Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Heritage Park221 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Miller Springs Park154 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsChisholm Trail Park34 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Miller Heights Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLakeview Park92 acres
Chalk Ridge Falls Park28 acres
Liberty Park14 acres
DirectionsHarris Community Park12 acres
DirectionsYettie Polk Park8 acres
DirectionsJaycee Park8 acres
DirectionsMillennium Oaks Park5 acres
DirectionsGriggs Park3 acres
DirectionsContinental Park3 acres
Beall Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,103 conserved acres
9% of Belton’s land. Who manages Belton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,126 ac
Town or city502 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 944 acRecreation Management Area · 940 acConservation Easement · 250 acLocal Park · 249 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 245 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 803 | Open |
| Miller Springs Park Private Other or Unknown | Army Corps of Engineers | 245 | Open |
| Stillhouse Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 138 | Open |
| Lakeview Park Local Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Chisholm Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Confederate Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Yettie Polk Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Harris Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Belton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Belton
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Ridgeline - Simmons Road Bypass0.7 mi
Above the Rim0.2 mi
Above The Rim0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Tennis
15Baseball
3Soccer
2Tracks
2Football
2Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →41 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 35 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Old St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1974
About itBell County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itMiller-Curtis HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itCarnegie Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1985
About itArthur Potts HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itBaylor Female College Historic DistrictBuilding · listed 1990
About itBelton AcademyBuilding · listed 1990
About itBelton Farmers' Gin CoopBuilding · listed 1990
About itBelton StandpipeStructure · listed 1990
About itBelton Yarn MillBuilding · listed 1990
About itCapt. Andrew Jackson Harris HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itCornelison HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it29 more on the History page.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Belton
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 70 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belton →
Next door
Belton and its neighbors
Belton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton | 9% | 0.1 | 38 | 85% | B+ |
| Temple | 10% | 0.2 | 21 | 91% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belton
Where can I hike in Belton?
The longest trail networks: Stillhouse Park, 1 miles; Heritage Park, 0.1 miles; Miller Springs Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belton is conserved land?
9% 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 Belton’s trails?
Stillhouse Park and Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Belton?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes and 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Belton?
15,400 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 919 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belton have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #120 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 Belton 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 →