Dameron Park
Park
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Hereford
Hereford has 193 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Dameron Park (0.6 mi), Aquatic Center Park (0.5 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hereford, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #188 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
182 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
193 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Hereford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hereford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hereford is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #188 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hereford’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (193 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 71%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hereford’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% 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 Dameron Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans Park
Park
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
North Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Dameron Park13 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Aquatic Center Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsVeterans Park92 acres
North Park9 acres
Jaycee Park8 acres
Ironwood Park1 acres
Mothers Park1 acres
Who protects it
182 conserved acres
4% of Hereford’s land. Who manages Hereford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city249 ac
County2 ac
Conservation Easement · 165 acLocal Park · 55 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 acRecreation or Education Easement · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 111 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Aquatic Center Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Dameron Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Langley Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Ironwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Mothers Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 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
8Tennis
4Football
3Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 12 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
E. B. Black HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hereford: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hereford →
Questions about parks and trails in Hereford
Where can I hike in Hereford?
The longest trail networks: Dameron Park, 0.6 miles; Aquatic Center Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hereford 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 Hereford’s trails?
Dameron Park and Aquatic Center Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hereford?
224 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hereford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 193 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hereford have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #188 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 Hereford 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 →