Tommy Walker Memorial Park
Park
26 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Texas.pics · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Stanton
Stanton has 33 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Stanton, 1.6 per square mile of land. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Tommy Walker Memorial Park (1 mi), Shelbourne Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #195 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Stanton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stanton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stanton is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #195 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stanton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 70%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stanton’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A. 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 Tommy Walker Memorial Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shelbourne Park
Park
6 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Howard Jenkins Memorial Space Park
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
3 places to go in Stanton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stanton
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
3Tennis
1Softball
1Football
1Basketball
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 11 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Carmelite MonasteryBuilding · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Stanton
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 87 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stanton →
Questions about parks and trails in Stanton
Where can I hike in Stanton?
The longest trail networks: Tommy Walker Memorial Park, 1 miles; Shelbourne Park, 0.7 miles; Howard Jenkins Memorial Space Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stanton 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 Stanton’s trails?
Tommy Walker Memorial Park and Shelbourne Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stanton?
32 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stanton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stanton have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #195 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 Stanton 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 →