Heritage Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Forest Hill
Forest Hill has 32 acres of parks, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Forest Hill, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Forest Hill’s land is conserved, about 32 acres. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #480 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
32 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forest Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Hill is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #480 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forest Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home70% 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 24%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 25%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Forest Hill’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Forest Hill. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
1% of Forest Hill’s land. Who manages Forest Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city58 ac
Conservation Easement · 31 acLocal Park · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Forest Hill Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Leo Spicer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Emily Trentman Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hanger Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Forest Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Forest Hill
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Forest Hill
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 | 77 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Forest Hill →
Next door
Forest Hill and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 70% | C− |
| Fort Worth | 6% | 0.6 | 10 | 85% | B+ |
| Kennedale | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 69% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Hill
How much of Forest Hill is conserved land?
1% 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 Forest Hill’s trails?
Heritage Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Forest Hill?
11,251 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Forest Hill have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #480 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 Forest Hill 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 →