Samuel Bell Maxey House · Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Paris has 2,908 acres of parks, 117 for every 1,000 residents
12% of Paris’ land is conserved, about 2,763 acres. The biggest trail networks: Paris Sports Complex (1.5 mi), Dragon Park (1.2 mi), Oak Park (0.5 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #74 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Paris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Paris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paris is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #74 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Paris’ 12% is ahead of 92% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
Water is 5% of Paris’ area (2 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Paris Sports Complex, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oak Park
All 24 parks & preserves
2,763 conserved acres
12% of Paris’ land. Water is left out: Paris has 35.2 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Paris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Crook Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 2,452 | Open |
| Sports Complex Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 76 | Open |
| Dragon Park Private Park | Not recorded | 68 | Open |
| Sports Complex Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| County Fairgrounds Local Other or Unknown | County | 31 | Open |
| Walker Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Leon Williams Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Wade Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Cubertson Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
10 places to go in Paris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
6.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 44 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Paris
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paris →
Paris and its neighbors
Paris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 12% | 0.1 | 117 | 84% | A− |
| Reno | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 47% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Paris
Where can I hike in Paris?
The longest trail networks: Paris Sports Complex, 1.5 miles; Dragon Park, 1.2 miles; Oak Park, 0.5 miles; Veterans Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Paris is conserved land?
12% 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 Paris’ trails?
Paris Sports Complex and Dragon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Paris?
6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes and 5.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Paris?
3,210 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,908 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Paris have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #74 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 Paris neighbors.
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 →