Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Weatherford has 569 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Holland Lake Park (0.7 mi). 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.8 miles of mapped trail cross Weatherford, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #239 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Weatherford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weatherford is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #239 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Weatherford’s 3% is ahead of 66% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
Water is 6% of Weatherford’s area (2 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Holland Lake Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cartwright Park
Roger Williams Baseball Park
All 12 parks & preserves
551 conserved acres
3% of Weatherford’s land. Water is left out: Weatherford has 29.4 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Weatherford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartwright Park Local Park | Town or city | 145 | Open |
| Quannah Park Local Park | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Soldier Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Holland Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Lake Weatherford Disc Golf Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Camp Holland Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hike and Bike Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Scott's Meadow Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Love Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
22 places to go in Weatherford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
5.4 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 38 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Weatherford
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
July is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Weatherford →
Weatherford and its neighbors
Weatherford has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford | 3% | 0.3 | 16 | 69% | B− |
| Willow Park | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 34% | D |
| Hudson Oaks | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 5% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Weatherford
Where can I hike in Weatherford?
The longest trail networks: Holland Lake Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Weatherford is conserved land?
3% 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 Weatherford’s trails?
Holland Lake Park and Cartwright Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Weatherford?
5.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes, 4.6 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Weatherford?
7,957 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weatherford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 580 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Weatherford have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #239 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 Weatherford 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 →