Dana Peak Park
Park
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Fence Line Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Harker Heights
Harker Heights has 427 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Dana Peak Park (0.6 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Harker Heights, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #213 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
449 acres · of 15.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
427 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Highest peak
906 ft
Miller Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Harker Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harker Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harker Heights is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #213 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harker Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (427 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% 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 56%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 67%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Harker Heights’ 4% is ahead of 75% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Dana Peak Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Goode Connell Park
Park
17 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Harker Heights Community Park
Park
63 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Dana Peak Park13 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsGoode Connell Park17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Purser Family Park30 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Harker Heights Community Park63 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCarl Levin Park30 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCedarbrook Ridge Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDana Peaks Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Summit Soccer Complex34 acres
DirectionsSkiptcha Park5 acres
Kern Park4 acres
Who protects it
449 conserved acres
4% of Harker Heights’ land. Who manages Harker Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city666 ac
Army Corps of Engineers223 ac
Conservation Easement · 229 acLocal Park · 228 acRecreation or Education Easement · 151 acRecreation Management Area · 112 acOther Easement · 65 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 46 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillhouse Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 112 | Open |
| Fm 2410 Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Floodplain Green Space Local Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Drainage Reserve Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Purser Family Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Summit Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Carl Levin City Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Comanche Gap Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Goode/Connell Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Drainage Detention Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
23 places to go in Harker Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harker Heights
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Harker Heights
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Harker Heights
Miller Mountain906 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Harker Heights
11 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Harker Heights
Purser Park DGCHours: Mon–Sun 5 am – 11 pm · In Purser Family Park · City of Harker Heights
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Fence Line Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
23Tennis
12Baseball
7Basketball
6Football
4Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Harker Heights
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 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harker Heights →
Next door
Harker Heights and its neighbors
Harker Heights has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harker Heights | 4% | 0.1 | 13 | 88% | B |
| Killeen | 5% | 0.1 | 11 | 51% | C+ |
| Nolanville | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 64% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harker Heights
Where can I hike in Harker Heights?
The longest trail networks: Dana Peak Park, 0.6 miles; Goode Connell Park, 0.4 miles; Harker Heights Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harker Heights is conserved land?
4% 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 Harker Heights’ trails?
Dana Peak Park and Goode Connell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harker Heights?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harker Heights?
12,882 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harker Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 484 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harker Heights have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #213 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 Harker Heights 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 →