Elisa Carver Park
Park
16 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Keene
Keene has 67 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Elisa Carver Park (0.9 mi), Callicott Student Park (0.6 mi). 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Keene’s land is conserved, about 67 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #322 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
67 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Keene have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keene is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #322 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Keene’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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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 Keene’s 2% is ahead of 56% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% 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 Elisa Carver Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Callicott Student Park
Managed by Southwestern Adventist University
50 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
67 conserved acres
2% of Keene’s land. Who manages Keene’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city134 ac
Conservation Easement · 67 acLocal Park · 67 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisa Carver City Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Elisa Carber Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Keene
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Keene
KAES playground
DirectionsPlus 2 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
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
6Tennis
5Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
1Skate park
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 Keene
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) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Keene →
Next door
Keene and its neighbors
Keene has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 49% | C+ |
| Cleburne | 3% | 0.1 | 19 | 67% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Keene
Where can I hike in Keene?
The longest trail networks: Elisa Carver Park, 0.9 miles; Callicott Student Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Keene 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 Keene’s trails?
Elisa Carver Park and Callicott Student Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Keene?
1,249 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keene or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Keene have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #322 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 Keene 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 →