Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Crane
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Crane, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Crane County Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #46 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Crane?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Crane have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crane is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #46 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Crane’s 4% is ahead of 72% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Crane County Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
27 conserved acres
4% of Crane’s land. Who manages Crane’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane County Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Bill Todt Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Leland L Martin Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Bennie Thompson Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Crane
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
April is the best month for walking in Crane
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 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crane →
Questions about parks and trails in Crane
Where can I hike in Crane?
The longest trail networks: Crane County Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crane is conserved land?
4% 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 Crane’s trails?
Crane County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crane?
40 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crane or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crane have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 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 Crane 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 →