Center Municipal Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Center
Center has 102 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Center, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Center’s land is conserved, about 102 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #316 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
102 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Center have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #316 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home59% 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 43%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 51%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Center Mini Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
102 conserved acres
2% of Center’s land. Who manages Center’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city203 ac
Local Recreation Area · 67 acConservation Easement · 55 acRecreation or Education Easement · 46 acLocal Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Municipal Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Center Softball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Community House Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Portacool Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Perry Sampson Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Center
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Center
FL Mofit Playground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Foot path for Local kids.0.2 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
4Tennis
3Baseball
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 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Center: 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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
September is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Center →
Questions about parks and trails in Center
How much of Center is conserved land?
2% 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 Center’s trails?
Center Municipal Park and Center Mini Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Center?
11,018 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Center have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #316 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 Center 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 →