Forrest Park
Park
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lamesa
Lamesa has 142 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lamesa, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Lamesa’s land is conserved, about 138 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #208 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
138 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
142 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lamesa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lamesa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lamesa is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #208 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lamesa’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (142 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 68%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lamesa’s 4% is ahead of 73% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pioneer Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ninth Street Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
North Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Forrest Park77 acres
Pioneer Park13 acres
Ninth Street Park9 acres
North Park7 acres
Akron Street Park1 acres
Who protects it
138 conserved acres
4% of Lamesa’s land. Who manages Lamesa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city188 ac
Conservation Easement · 135 acLocal Park · 50 acRecreation or Education Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. 9th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Webelo Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Hollis Carver Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| N. 22nd Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Jefferson Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| S. 8th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Charles Varner Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Akron Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Sminole Road Triangle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Lamesa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lamesa
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
7Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lamesa: 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) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 86 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lamesa →
Questions about parks and trails in Lamesa
How much of Lamesa is conserved land?
4% 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 Lamesa’s trails?
Forrest Park and Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lamesa?
176 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lamesa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 142 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lamesa have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #208 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 Lamesa 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 →