Gardens Park
Park
15 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dalworthington Gardens
Dalworthington Gardens has 53 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Gardens Park (1 mi). 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Dalworthington Gardens, 0.6 per square mile of land. 4% of Dalworthington Gardens’ land is conserved, about 43 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
43 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dalworthington Gardens have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dalworthington Gardens is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dalworthington Gardens’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home63% 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 65%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Dalworthington Gardens’ 4% is ahead of 71% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Gardens Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pappy Elkins Park
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
4% of Dalworthington Gardens’ land. Who manages Dalworthington Gardens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city85 ac
Conservation Easement · 43 acLocal Park · 43 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Gardens Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Pappy Elkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Dalworthington Gardens
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 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dalworthington Gardens →
Next door
Dalworthington Gardens and its neighbors
Dalworthington Gardens has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalworthington Gardens | 4% | 0.6 | 24 | 63% | B+ |
| Pantego | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 98% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dalworthington Gardens
Where can I hike in Dalworthington Gardens?
The longest trail networks: Gardens Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dalworthington Gardens 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 Dalworthington Gardens’ trails?
Gardens Park and Pappy Elkins Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dalworthington Gardens?
14,131 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dalworthington Gardens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dalworthington Gardens have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Dalworthington Gardens 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 →