Oaklawn Park
Managed by City of Mount Pleasant
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant has 326 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Oaklawn Park (0.5 mi). 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Pleasant. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #317 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
201 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
326 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Pleasant is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #317 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Pleasant’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (326 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home79% 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 43%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 51%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Pleasant’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Oaklawn Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mount Pleasant Sports Complex
Managed by City of Mount Pleasant
124 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 10 parks & preserves
Oaklawn Park16 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Mount Pleasant
DirectionsHeritage Park41 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTown Lake Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mount Pleasant Sports Complex124 acres · City of Mount Pleasant
Dellwood Park34 acres
DirectionsFair Park14 acres
DirectionsJourney Park Walking trails13 acres
Journey Park9 acres
DirectionsEdwards Park4 acres
DirectionsKeith Park2 acres
Who protects it
201 conserved acres
2% of Mount Pleasant’s land. Who manages Mount Pleasant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city304 ac
Joint22 ac
Conservation Easement · 193 acLocal Park · 126 acRecreation or Education Easement · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| R. L. Jurney Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Oaklawn Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Town Lake Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Edwards Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Mount Pleasant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Pleasant
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mount Pleasant
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 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
20Baseball
17Tennis
9Soccer
7Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Softball
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 Mount Pleasant
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) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
August is the driest month (2.8 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Pleasant →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Pleasant
Where can I hike in Mount Pleasant?
The longest trail networks: Oaklawn Park, 0.5 miles; Heritage Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant’s trails?
Oaklawn Park and Mount Pleasant Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Pleasant?
1,337 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pleasant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 333 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #317 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 Mount Pleasant 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 →