1
Center Municipal Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Center
Center, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 2% of Center is conserved land, roughly 102 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Center, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Center outdoors
Conserved land
2%
102 of 5,102 acres
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Center Mini Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Center
FL Mofit Playground
Trails
Named trails
- Foot path for Local kids.0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
102 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis4
- Baseball3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Center
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 67 acConservation Easement 55 acRecreation or Education Easement 46 acLocal Park 34 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Municipal ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Center Softball ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Community House ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Portacool ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Perry Sampson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
C. S. A. Texas MusterPlaque · 1965
Fairview CemeteryPlaque · 2016
First Christian Church of CenterPlaque · 1975
First United Methodist Church CemeteryPlaque · 2017
John Joseph Emmett GibsonPlaque · 1999
Mull CemeteryPlaque · 2010
Shelby CountyPlaque · 1936
Shelby County CourthousePlaque · 1969
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
First United methodist Church CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Center's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.