Cottonwood Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Wilmer
Wilmer has 6 acres of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wilmer, 0.2 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Wilmer’s land is conserved, about 217 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #443 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
217 acres · of 12.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wilmer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilmer is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #443 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wilmer’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home56% 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 28%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 31%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wilmer’s 3% is ahead of 63% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve
Managed by Dallas County
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
217 conserved acres
3% of Wilmer’s land. Who manages Wilmer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city433 ac
Conservation Easement · 216 acLocal Conservation Area · 211 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 211 | Restricted |
| Adams Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cottowood Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year in Wilmer
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
July is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wilmer →
Next door
Wilmer and its neighbors
Wilmer has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Wilmer
How much of Wilmer 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 Wilmer’s trails?
Cottonwood Park and Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wilmer?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wilmer?
8,291 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilmer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wilmer have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #443 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 Wilmer 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 →