Marlin City Park
Park
57 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renegomezphotography · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marlin
Marlin has 109 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Marlin, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Marlin’s land is conserved, about 91 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #254 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
91 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marlin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marlin is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #254 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marlin’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (109 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home76% 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 51%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 61%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marlin’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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.
Falconer Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
91 conserved acres
3% of Marlin’s land. Who manages Marlin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city181 ac
Local Park · 91 acConservation Easement · 91 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlin City Park Local Park | Town or city | 76 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Falconer Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Marlin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marlin
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 12 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Falls County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Marlin
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marlin →
Questions about parks and trails in Marlin
How much of Marlin is conserved land?
3% 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 Marlin’s trails?
Marlin City Park and Falconer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marlin?
142 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marlin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marlin have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #254 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 Marlin 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 →