Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Gatesville has 64 acres of parks, 4.0 for every 1,000 residents
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Gatesville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #514 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Gatesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gatesville is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #514 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Gatesville’s 1% is ahead of 31% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
54 conserved acres
1% of Gatesville’s land. Who manages Gatesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Lions Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Raby Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Fauntleroy Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
11 places to go in Gatesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Gatesville
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) | 59 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 90 | 80 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gatesville →
Questions about parks and trails in Gatesville
Where can I hike in Gatesville?
The longest trail networks: Raby Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gatesville 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 Gatesville’s trails?
Freedom Park and Raby Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gatesville?
570 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gatesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gatesville have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #514 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 Gatesville 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 →