Photo: Wrbalusek · CC BY-SA 3.0Jasper has 70 acres of parks, 9.6 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Jasper. 2% of Jasper’s land is conserved, about 138 acres. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #446 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Jasper have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jasper is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #446 of 642 in Texas. 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 Jasper’s 2% is ahead of 56% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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.
138 conserved acres
2% of Jasper’s land. Who manages Jasper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 38 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ray Goodman Unit State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 92 | Unknown |
| Caradine Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| James Byrd Jr. Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
1.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 11 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Jasper: 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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
July is the driest month (4.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jasper →
Questions about parks and trails in Jasper
How much of Jasper 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 Jasper’s trails?
Sandy Creek Park and Carridine Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jasper?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jasper?
7,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jasper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jasper have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #446 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 Jasper 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 →