President's House · Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Commerce has 85 acres of parks, 9.1 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Commerce’s land is conserved, about 79 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Commerce, 0.1 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #424 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Commerce have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Commerce is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #424 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Commerce’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ivory Moore Park
79 conserved acres
2% of Commerce’s land. Who manages Commerce’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Moore Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 53 | Open |
| Ivory Moore Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Field Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
4 places to go in Commerce
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.8 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Commerce
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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
August is the driest month (2.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Commerce →
Questions about parks and trails in Commerce
How much of Commerce 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 Commerce’s trails?
Centennial Park and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Commerce?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Commerce?
564 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Commerce or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Commerce have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #424 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 Commerce 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 →