Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Slaton has 22 acres of parks, 3.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Slaton, 0.2 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #436 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Slaton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Slaton is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #436 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Slaton’s 1% is ahead of 26% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elgie Allen Park
Russell Park
22 conserved acres
1% of Slaton’s land. Who manages Slaton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaton City Park Local Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Elgie Allen Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Russell Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
0.0 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.
April is the best month for walking in Slaton
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Slaton →
Questions about parks and trails in Slaton
How much of Slaton 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 Slaton’s trails?
City of Slaton Park and Elgie Allen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Slaton?
427 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Slaton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Slaton have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #436 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 Slaton 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 →