Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Gilmer has 42 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Gilmer, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Gilmer’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #449 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Gilmer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gilmer is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #449 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Gilmer’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% 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.
Roosevelt Park
29 conserved acres
1% of Gilmer’s land. Who manages Gilmer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmer City Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Roosevelt Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
4 places to go in Gilmer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 14 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Gilmer
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 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (2.8 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gilmer →
Questions about parks and trails in Gilmer
Where can I hike in Gilmer?
The longest trail networks: Ella Granville Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gilmer 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 Gilmer’s trails?
Gilmer City Park and Yamboree Grounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gilmer?
1,864 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gilmer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gilmer have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #449 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 Gilmer 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 →