Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Dalhart has 217 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lake Rita Blanca Park (0.5 mi), Veteran's Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Dalhart’s land is conserved, about 216 acres.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #70 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dalhart?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dalhart have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dalhart is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #70 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Dalhart’s 7% is ahead of 85% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% 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
The longest trail network is Lake Rita Blanca Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Memorial Park
216 conserved acres
7% of Dalhart’s land. Who manages Dalhart’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 206 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kella Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Swimming Pool Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| North Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Dalhart
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
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.
The best walking months in Dalhart: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dalhart →
Questions about parks and trails in Dalhart
Where can I hike in Dalhart?
The longest trail networks: Lake Rita Blanca Park, 0.5 miles; Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dalhart is conserved land?
7% 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 Dalhart’s trails?
Lake Rita Blanca Park and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dalhart?
1,862 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dalhart or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 217 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dalhart have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Dalhart 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 →