Firemens Park
Park
67 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Graham
Graham has 114 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Graham, 0.1 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Graham’s land is conserved, about 102 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #331 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
102 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.5 mi
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Graham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Graham is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #331 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Graham’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (114 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home64% 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 41%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 49%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Graham’s 3% is ahead of 65% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Firemens Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Standpipe Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shawnee Springs Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pool Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
102 conserved acres
3% of Graham’s land. Who manages Graham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city203 ac
Conservation Easement · 102 acLocal Park · 101 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firemans Park Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Standpipe Mountain Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Victory Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Shawnee Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pool Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Graham
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Graham
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
3.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Baseball
6Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 17 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Graham
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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Graham →
Questions about parks and trails in Graham
Where can I hike in Graham?
The longest trail networks: Firemens Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Graham is conserved land?
3% 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 Graham’s trails?
Firemens Park and Standpipe Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Graham?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Graham?
146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Graham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Graham have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #331 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 Graham 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 →