Highland Park
Managed by Army Corps of Engineers
113 acres1.6 mi of trail
Trinity Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lucas
Lucas has 858 acres of parks, 103 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Lucas’ land is conserved, about 1,049 acres. The biggest trail networks: Highland Park (1.6 mi), Brockdale Park (0.7 mi). 9.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lucas, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #86 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
1,049 acres · of 15.6 sq mi of land
Trails
9.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
858 ac
103 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Lucas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lucas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lucas is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #86 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lucas’ overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land103 acres of park per 1,000 residents (858 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home39% 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 76%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 87%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lucas’ 10% is ahead of 90% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Highland Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Brockdale Park
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
96 acres0.7 mi of trail
Trinity Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kenneth R. Lewis Park
Managed by City of Lucas
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,049 conserved acres
10% of Lucas’ land. Who manages Lucas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,250 ac
County318 ac
Town or city31 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,025 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1,024 acLocal Park · 174 acConservation Easement · 174 acOther Easement · 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavon Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,025 | Open |
| Highland Park Local Park | County | 159 | Open |
| Brockdale Park Local Other or Unknown | Army Corps of Engineers | 100 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Lucas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lucas
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Lucas
4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Lucas
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 8.7 miUnpaved · 2.4 mi
Trinity Trail8.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
19Tennis
5Baseball
4Soccer
2Pickleball
2Football
1Softball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Lucas
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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lucas →
Next door
Lucas and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Lucas
Where can I hike in Lucas?
The longest trail networks: Highland Park, 1.6 miles; Brockdale Park, 0.7 miles; Lucas Community Park, 0.3 miles; Kenneth R. Lewis Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lucas is conserved land?
10% 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 Lucas’ trails?
Highland Park and Brockdale Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lucas?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lucas?
28,919 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lucas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 858 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lucas have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #86 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 Lucas 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 →