Central Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Shamrock
Shamrock has 6 acres of parks, 3.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Shamrock, 0.1 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shamrock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shamrock is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shamrock’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home75% 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 24%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shamrock’s under 1% is ahead of 20% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Shamrock. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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 Central Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elmore Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Shamrock’s land. Who manages Shamrock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Elmore Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Shamrock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shamrock
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Baseball
2Tracks
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 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Tower StationBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Shamrock
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 86 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shamrock →
Questions about parks and trails in Shamrock
Where can I hike in Shamrock?
The longest trail networks: Central Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shamrock is conserved land?
under 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 Shamrock’s trails?
Central Park and Elmore Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shamrock?
6 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shamrock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shamrock have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Shamrock 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 →