Photo: Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribble). Email the author: David R. Tribble Also see my personal gallery at Google Photos · CC BY-SA 3.0Cleburne has 647 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Byron Stewart Park (1.8 mi), Winston Patrick McGregor Park (0.5 mi). 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cleburne, 0.1 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #293 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cleburne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cleburne is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #293 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cleburne’s 3% is ahead of 64% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
Water is 8% of Cleburne’s area (3 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Byron Stewart Park, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Winston Patrick McGregor Park
Belclaire Community Park
All 13 parks & preserves
604 conserved acres
3% of Cleburne’s land. Water is left out: Cleburne has 33.4 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cleburne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 34 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleburne Golf Links Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 233 | Unknown |
| Bryon Stewart Park Local Park | Town or city | 121 | Open |
| Cleburne Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 87 | Open |
| Kirtley Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Old Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Hulen Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Carver Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Winston Patrick McGregor Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Don Moore Field Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| West Lake Pat Cleburne Boat Ramp Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
27 places to go in Cleburne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
6 lakes & rivers
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 40 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Cleburne
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cleburne →
Cleburne and its neighbors
Cleburne has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Cleburne
Where can I hike in Cleburne?
The longest trail networks: Byron Stewart Park, 1.8 miles; Winston Patrick McGregor Park, 0.5 miles; Belclaire Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cleburne 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 Cleburne’s trails?
Byron Stewart Park and Winston Patrick McGregor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cleburne?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cleburne?
3,490 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cleburne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 655 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cleburne have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #293 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 Cleburne neighbors.
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 →