Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Lindale has 64 acres of parks, 9.6 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lindale. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #447 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lindale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lindale is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #447 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lindale’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
17 conserved acres
under 1% of Lindale’s land. Who manages Lindale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Recreational Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
3 places to go in Lindale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 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 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Lindale: 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) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lindale →
Lindale and its neighbors
Lindale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindale | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 70% | C |
| Hideaway | 1% | 3.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lindale
Where can I hike in Lindale?
The longest trail networks: Pool Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lindale is conserved land?
under 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 Lindale’s trails?
Darden Harvest Park and Lindale Baseball-Softball Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lindale?
4,643 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lindale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lindale have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #447 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 Lindale 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 →