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Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.010 miles of mapped trail cross Jacksboro, 1.4 per square mile of land. 16% of Jacksboro’s land is conserved, about 733 acres. The biggest trail networks: Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway (8 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #38 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jacksboro is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #38 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jacksboro’s 16% is ahead of 94% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
Water is 11% of Jacksboro’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway, with 8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
16% of Jacksboro’s land. Water is left out: Jacksboro has 7.2 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Jacksboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site State Park | State parks | 421 | Open |
| Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway State Park | State parks | 228 | Open |
| Twin Lakes Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Sewell Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pine Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
1 campground without a name on the map.
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.
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 19 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jacksboro →
The longest trail networks: Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway, 8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
16% 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.
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
766 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jacksboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 740 of them inside the city line.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #38 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jacksboro neighbors.
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 →