George Watts Memorial Park
Park
43 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Mabank
Mabank has 87 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: George Watts Memorial Park (0.7 mi). 2% of Mabank’s land is conserved, about 83 acres. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #399 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
83 acres · of 8.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mabank have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mabank is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #399 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mabank’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (87 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home29% 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 Mabank’s 2% is ahead of 46% 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 George Watts Memorial Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mabank Veterans Memorial and Pavilion Park
Park
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
2% of Mabank’s land. Who manages Mabank’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city111 ac
Conservation Easement · 83 acLocal Park · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Mabank
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mabank
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
County Road 40060.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
7Soccer
6Baseball
5Football
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Equestrian
1Volleyball
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 Mabank
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 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
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 Mabank →
Next door
Mabank and its neighbors
Mabank has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabank | 2% | 0.2 | 17 | 29% | C |
| Gun Barrel City | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 4% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mabank
Where can I hike in Mabank?
The longest trail networks: George Watts Memorial Park, 0.7 miles; Mabank Veterans Memorial and Pavilion Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mabank is conserved land?
2% 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 Mabank’s trails?
George Watts Memorial Park and Mabank Veterans Memorial and Pavilion Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mabank?
1,837 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mabank or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mabank have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #399 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 Mabank 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 →