Hawkins Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Groesbeck
Groesbeck has 53 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Groesbeck’s land is conserved, about 53 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #469 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
53 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Groesbeck have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Groesbeck is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #469 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 Groesbeck’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home42% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 27%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Groesbeck’s 2% is ahead of 54% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Groesbeck. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
2% of Groesbeck’s land. Who manages Groesbeck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city65 ac
Conservation Easement · 53 acLocal Park · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groesbeck, City of Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
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
4Tennis
2Baseball
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 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Groesbeck
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 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 80 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Groesbeck →
Questions about parks and trails in Groesbeck
How much of Groesbeck is conserved land?
2% 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 Groesbeck’s trails?
Hawkins Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Groesbeck?
1,824 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Groesbeck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Groesbeck have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #469 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 Groesbeck 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 →