Photo: Mr.Election · Public domain23% of Hackberry’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23% of Hackberry’s land is conserved, about 95 acres. 76 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #44 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hackberry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hackberry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hackberry is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #44 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hackberry’s 23% is ahead of 96% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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
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95 conserved acres
23% of Hackberry’s land. Who manages Hackberry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 95 | Open |
1 places to go in Hackberry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The walking year in Hackberry
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) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
July is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hackberry →
Hackberry and its neighbors
Hackberry has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackberry | 23% | 0.1 | 25 | 99%+ | A |
| Frisco | 5% | 1.4 | 11 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hackberry
How much of Hackberry is conserved land?
23% 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.
Is there public land near Hackberry?
23,738 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hackberry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hackberry have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #44 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 Hackberry 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 →