Kaufman Sports Complex
Park
72 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Kaufman
Kaufman has 321 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kaufman Sports Complex (1.2 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Kaufman, 0.1 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #158 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
312 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
321 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kaufman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaufman is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #158 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kaufman’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (321 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home79% 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 64%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 76%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kaufman’s 5% is ahead of 77% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Kaufman Sports Complex, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Phillips Circle Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shannon Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
312 conserved acres
5% of Kaufman’s land. Who manages Kaufman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city592 ac
Conservation Easement · 228 acLocal Park · 218 acLocal Recreation Area · 74 acRecreation or Education Easement · 72 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Lakes Park Local Park | Town or city | 216 | Open |
| Kaufman Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 74 | Open |
| Shannon Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Kaufman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kaufman
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
8Baseball
3Soccer
2Basketball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Kaufman
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kaufman →
Questions about parks and trails in Kaufman
Where can I hike in Kaufman?
The longest trail networks: Kaufman Sports Complex, 1.2 miles; Shannon Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kaufman is conserved land?
5% 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 Kaufman’s trails?
Kaufman Sports Complex and Phillips Circle Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kaufman?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kaufman?
1,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaufman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 321 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kaufman have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #158 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 Kaufman 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 →