Davis Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Carthage
Carthage has 59 acres of parks, 9.0 for every 1,000 residents
33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #567 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 10.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
9.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carthage have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carthage is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #567 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carthage’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home33% 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 12%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 12%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Carthage’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carthage. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Carthage’s land. Who manages Carthage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Carthage
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carthage
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Carthage
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
10Baseball
8Tennis
3Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Panola County JailBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Carthage: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
July is the driest month (3.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carthage →
Questions about parks and trails in Carthage
How much of Carthage is conserved land?
under 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 Carthage’s trails?
Davis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carthage?
98 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carthage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carthage have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #567 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 Carthage 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 →