Lockhart State Park
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
271 acres3.5 mi of trail
Rattlesnake Run TrailClear Fork TrailWild Rose Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lockhart
Lockhart has 444 acres of parks, 29 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lockhart State Park (3.5 mi), Lockhart City Park (0.9 mi). 4% of Lockhart’s land is conserved, about 428 acres. 5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lockhart, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #170 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
428 acres · of 16.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
444 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lockhart have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lockhart is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #170 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lockhart’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (444 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home64% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 74%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lockhart’s 4% is ahead of 73% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% 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
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 Lockhart State Park, with 3.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maple Street Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Lockhart State Park271 acres · 3.5 mi of trail · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
DirectionsLockhart City Park65 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsSantos Arredondo Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsNavarro Springs Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Maple Street Park24 acres
Lions Park3 acres
DirectionsNueces Street Park2 acres
North Pecos Park1 acres
Who protects it
428 conserved acres
4% of Lockhart’s land. Who manages Lockhart’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint271 ac
State parks262 ac
Town or city256 ac
Conservation Easement · 420 acState Park · 262 acLocal Park · 107 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart State Park State Park | State parks | 262 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Maple Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Proposed Name Comanche Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Braun Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pecos Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Nueces Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Navarro Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Santos Arrendondo Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
21 places to go in Lockhart
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lockhart
17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Lockhart
4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Private Road 10260.6 mi
Rattlesnake Run Trail0.5 mi
Clear Fork Trail0.4 mi
Wild Rose Loop0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
9Basketball
7Baseball
3Soccer
2Football
1Softball
1Skate park
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 17 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Lockhart
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lockhart →
Questions about parks and trails in Lockhart
Where can I hike in Lockhart?
The longest trail networks: Lockhart State Park, 3.5 miles; Lockhart City Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lockhart 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 Lockhart’s trails?
Lockhart State Park and Lockhart City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lockhart?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lockhart?
712 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lockhart or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 444 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lockhart have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #170 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 Lockhart 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 →