Few parks or trails are on the map in Hooks
15 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Hooks’ land is conserved, about 15 acres. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hooks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hooks is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hooks’ 1% is ahead of 39% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
15 conserved acres
1% of Hooks’ land. Who manages Hooks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble E Sheppard Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Mcarthur Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
0.0 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 Hooks
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hooks →
Questions about parks and trails in Hooks
How much of Hooks 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 Hooks’ trails?
Hooks City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hooks?
7,061 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hooks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hooks have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Hooks 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 →