Riverside Park
Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renegomezphotography · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brownwood
Brownwood has 354 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brownwood. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Brownwood’s land is conserved, about 336 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #271 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
336 acres · of 14.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
354 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Brownwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brownwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brownwood is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #271 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brownwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (354 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home83% 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 49%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 58%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Brownwood’s 3% is ahead of 70% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Coggin Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Riverside Park32 acres
Camp Bowie Soccer Complex24 acres
Coggin Park17 acres
36th Division Memorial Park12 acres
DirectionsAllcorn Park11 acres
Cecil Holman Park9 acres
Trigg Park7 acres
DirectionsKiwanis Park4 acres
Sportsman Park4 acres
Mayes Park4 acres
Wiggins Park3 acres
Thomason Park3 acres
Old Main Park1 acres
Stonegate Park1 acres
Letbetter Park1 acres
Who protects it
336 conserved acres
3% of Brownwood’s land. Who manages Brownwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city669 ac
Conservation Easement · 218 acLocal Park · 218 acRecreation or Education Easement · 117 acLocal Recreation Area · 116 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Park Local Park | Town or city | 92 | Open |
| Camp Bowie Family Aquatic Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Camp Bowie Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Gordon Wood Stadium Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Festival Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Coggin Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Cecil Holman Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Trigg Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Brownwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brownwood
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Riverside Park Nature Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
23Tennis
15Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
1Football
1Softball
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 29 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Santa Fe Railroad StationBuilding · listed 1976
About itSt. John's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1979
About itJ. A. Walker House and Rogers, R. B., HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itBrown County JailBuilding · listed 1983
About itHardin, R.F.,High SchoolBuilding · listed 1999
About itGreenleaf Fisk HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itWeakley-Watson BuildingBuilding · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Brownwood
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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 80 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
December is the driest month (1.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brownwood →
Next door
Brownwood and its neighbors
Brownwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood | 3% | under 0.1 | 19 | 83% | B− |
| Early | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 28% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brownwood
How much of Brownwood is conserved land?
3% 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 Brownwood’s trails?
Riverside Park and Camp Bowie Soccer Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brownwood?
1,960 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brownwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 354 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brownwood have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #271 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 Brownwood 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 →