Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Heartland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Heartland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 122 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #351 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Heartland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Heartland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heartland is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #351 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Heartland’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% 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
The longest trail network is Heartland Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Firewheel Park
5 places to go in Heartland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
1.6 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.
April is the best month for walking in Heartland
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) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heartland →
Heartland and its neighbors
Heartland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Mesquite | 6% | 0.4 | 11 | 89% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Heartland
Where can I hike in Heartland?
The longest trail networks: Heartland Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Heartland is conserved land?
under 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 Heartland’s trails?
Heartland Park and Firewheel Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Heartland?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Heartland?
3,076 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heartland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 122 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Heartland have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #351 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 Heartland 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 →