Sterling City Park
Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sterling City
Sterling City has 19 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Sterling City, 0.2 per square mile of land. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sterling City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sterling City is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sterling City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home57% 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 36%
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Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sterling City’s 1% is ahead of 25% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sterling City. 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 Sterling City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
1% of Sterling City’s land. Who manages Sterling City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Conservation Easement · 3 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | 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
8Tennis
2Football
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 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Sterling City Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Sterling City
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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
December is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sterling City →
Questions about parks and trails in Sterling City
Where can I hike in Sterling City?
The longest trail networks: Sterling City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sterling City 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 Sterling City’s trails?
Sterling City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sterling City?
11 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sterling City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sterling City have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Sterling City 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 →