Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Kermit
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Kermit, 0.4 per square mile of land. 54 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Kermit’s land is conserved, about 51 acres.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #161 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kermit?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kermit have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kermit is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #161 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kermit’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% 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.
Vest Park
Plaza Park
All 8 parks & preserves
51 conserved acres
3% of Kermit’s land. Who manages Kermit’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winkler County Park Local Park | County | 28 | Open |
| Vest Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Walton Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Plaza Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Boy Scout Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kermit the Frog Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Kermit
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 campground without a name on the map.
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 Kermit
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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kermit →
Questions about parks and trails in Kermit
How much of Kermit is conserved land?
3% 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 Kermit’s trails?
Winkler County Park and Vest Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kermit?
77 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kermit or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kermit have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #161 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 Kermit 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 →