Terry Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Heath
Heath has 6.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #495 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
31 acres · of 12.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
11 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Heath have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heath is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #495 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Heath’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home18% 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 22%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 23%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Heath’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Heath. 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 D 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
31 conserved acres
under 1% of Heath’s land. Who manages Heath’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city61 ac
Local Park · 31 acConservation Easement · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Town Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Heath Towne Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| City Hall And Fire Station Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Henry M Chandler Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Heath
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Heath
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
28Golf
20Tennis
2Pickleball
1Football
1Softball
1Baseball
1Multi-sport
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 Heath
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 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heath →
Next door
Heath and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Heath
How much of Heath 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 Heath’s trails?
Terry Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Heath?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Heath?
8,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heath or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Heath have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #495 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 Heath 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 →