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Glasscock County Courthouse and JailGlasscock County Courthouse and Jail · Photo: Texas.pics · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Garden City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Garden City

3 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Garden City, 2.3 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Mulberry0.2 mi
Private0.1 mi
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
6Tennis
4Tracks
1Football
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Glasscock County Courthouse and JailBuilding · listed 2011
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Garden City

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.814.214.013.312.311.310.510.1
High (°F)586371798793959486786658
Rain (in)0.80.81.11.22.32.11.42.22.11.61.10.7

December is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garden City →

Questions about parks and trails in Garden City

Is there public land near Garden City?

3 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garden City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garden City neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →