Lake Forest Park
Park
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Henderson
Henderson has 124 acres of parks, 9.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Henderson. 2% of Henderson’s land is conserved, about 117 acres. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #458 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
117 acres · of 12.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Henderson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Henderson is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #458 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Henderson’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 land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home57% 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 25%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 29%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Henderson’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of 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.
Smith Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Lake Forest Park49 acres
Fair Park32 acres
DirectionsYates Park17 acres
DirectionsSmith Memorial Park1 acres
Montgomery1 acres
Who protects it
117 conserved acres
2% of Henderson’s land. Who manages Henderson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city233 ac
Local Park · 117 acConservation Easement · 116 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest Park Local Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Fair Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Yates Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Misner Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Smith Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Montgomery Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Henderson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Henderson
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
10Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
1Softball
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 24 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Henderson: April and May
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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
August is the driest month (2.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Henderson →
Questions about parks and trails in Henderson
How much of Henderson 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 Henderson’s trails?
Lake Forest Park and Fair Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Henderson?
161 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henderson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Henderson have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #458 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 Henderson 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 →