Elder Lake at Synergy Park
Park
40 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Kilgore
Kilgore has 169 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Elder Lake at Synergy Park (0.9 mi). 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Kilgore, 0.2 per square mile of land. 1% of Kilgore’s land is conserved, about 136 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #401 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
136 acres · of 18.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
169 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kilgore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kilgore is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #401 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kilgore’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (169 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home47% 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 33%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 38%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kilgore’s 1% is ahead of 39% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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 Elder Lake at Synergy Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
Elder Lake at Synergy Park40 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsMeadowbrook Park30 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHarris Street Park34 acres
DirectionsKilgore City Park12 acres
DirectionsMartin Luther King Junior Park8 acres
DirectionsTexas Sesquicentennial Plaza1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
136 conserved acres
1% of Kilgore’s land. Who manages Kilgore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city231 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government39 ac
Local Park · 127 acConservation Easement · 127 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 acRecreation or Education Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synergy Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Harris Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Meadowbrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Main City Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Martin Luther King Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Shakespear Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pentecost Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
47 places to go in Kilgore
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Kilgore
Kilgore Public Swimming PoolIn Kilgore City Park
DirectionsPlus 6 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Kilgore
Meadowbrook Dog Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Kilgore
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
28Tennis
21Baseball
13Soccer
10Football
7Basketball
5Softball
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kilgore: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (2.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kilgore →
Questions about parks and trails in Kilgore
Where can I hike in Kilgore?
The longest trail networks: Elder Lake at Synergy Park, 0.9 miles; Meadowbrook Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kilgore is conserved land?
1% 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 Kilgore’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Kilgore City Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kilgore?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kilgore?
1,607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kilgore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 169 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kilgore have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #401 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 Kilgore 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 →