Murphy Park
Park
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Perryton
Perryton has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Murphy Park (0.5 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #246 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
26 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Perryton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Perryton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perryton is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #246 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Perryton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home87% 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 52%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 62%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Perryton’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% 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 Murphy Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Leatherman Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Whigham Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stark Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Murphy Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Leatherman Park14 acres
Whigham Park5 acres
Stark Park5 acres
Whippo Park1 acres
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
1% of Perryton’s land. Who manages Perryton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city47 ac
Conservation Easement · 26 acLocal Park · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Stark Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| City of Perryton Municipal Swimming Pool Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Whippo Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
6Tennis
1Football
1Baseball
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 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Plainview Hardware Company BuildingBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Perryton: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 60 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Perryton →
Questions about parks and trails in Perryton
Where can I hike in Perryton?
The longest trail networks: Murphy Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Perryton is conserved land?
1% 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 Perryton’s trails?
Murphy Park and Leatherman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Perryton?
107 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perryton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Perryton have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #246 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 Perryton 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 →