Hillsboro City Park
Park
21 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hillsboro
Hillsboro has 83 acres of parks, 9.8 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hillsboro City Park (1 mi). 1% of Hillsboro’s land is conserved, about 85 acres. 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Hillsboro, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #319 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
85 acres · of 11.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Hillsboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hillsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hillsboro is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #319 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hillsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home60% 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 43%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 50%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hillsboro’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Hillsboro City Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Aquilla Wildlife Management Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
67 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Wallace Park
Managed by City of Hillsboro, Texas
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Carter Davis Park
Managed by City of Hillsboro, Texas
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Hillsboro City Park21 acres · 1 mi of trail
Aquilla Wildlife Management Area67 acres · United States Army Corps of Engineers
Wallace Park56 acres · City of Hillsboro, Texas
Carter Davis Park1 acres · City of Hillsboro, Texas
DirectionsSesquicentennial Park1 acres · City of Hillsboro, Texas
DirectionsWho protects it
85 conserved acres
1% of Hillsboro’s land. Who manages Hillsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city143 ac
Army Corps of Engineers26 ac
Local Park · 72 acConservation Easement · 71 acRecreation Management Area · 13 acRecreation or Education Easement · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Aquilla Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 13 | Open |
| Carter Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Hillsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Hillsboro
Playgrounds in Hillsboro
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Wallace Park Nature Trail0.8 mi
Industrial Loop0.2 mi
Crumley0.1 mi
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
4Softball
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 25 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Hill County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itMissouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad StationBuilding · listed 1979
About itHill County JailBuilding · listed 1981
About itFarmers National BankBuilding · listed 1984
About itGebhardt BakeryBuilding · listed 1984
About itOld Rock SaloonBuilding · listed 1984
About itTarlton BuildingBuilding · listed 1984
About itU.S. Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1984
About itWestern Union BuildingBuilding · listed 1984
About itGrimes GarageBuilding · listed 1984
About itGrimes HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itHillsboro Cotton MillsBuilding · listed 1984
About it2 more on the History page.
When to get out
The walking year in Hillsboro
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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hillsboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Hillsboro
Where can I hike in Hillsboro?
The longest trail networks: Hillsboro City Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hillsboro is conserved land?
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 Hillsboro’s trails?
Hillsboro City Park and Aquilla Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hillsboro?
10,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hillsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hillsboro have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #319 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 Hillsboro 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 →