Powder Creek Park
Park
32 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bonham
Bonham has 121 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Powder Creek Park (1.2 mi). 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bonham, 0.5 per square mile of land. 1% of Bonham’s land is conserved, about 73 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #286 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
73 acres · of 9.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
121 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bonham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bonham is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #286 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bonham’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (121 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home66% 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 48%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 56%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bonham’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% 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 Powder Creek Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bonham Baseball and Soccer Complex
Park
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Simpson Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Powder Creek Park32 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Bonham Baseball and Soccer Complex56 acres
Fairgrounds/Trades Day15 acres
DirectionsSimpson Park3 acres
Catron Park2 acres
DirectionsStephenson Park1 acres
Who protects it
73 conserved acres
1% of Bonham’s land. Who manages Bonham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city144 ac
Local Park · 52 acConservation Easement · 36 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 acRecreation or Education Easement · 20 acOther Easement · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Fort Inglish and Civic Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Baseball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Softball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Simpson Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Catron Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Stephenson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bonham
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bonham
Powder Creek Park PlaygroundIn Powder Creek Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
County Road 15540.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Tennis
2Basketball
2Football
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 32 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bonham
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (2.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bonham →
Questions about parks and trails in Bonham
Where can I hike in Bonham?
The longest trail networks: Powder Creek Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bonham is conserved land?
1% 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 Bonham’s trails?
Powder Creek Park and Bonham Baseball and Soccer Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bonham?
1,289 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bonham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 121 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bonham have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #286 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 Bonham 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 →