Outdoors · Austin
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About 18% of Austin is conserved land, roughly 38,715 acres. There are about 533 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Barton Creek Wilderness Park (28.2 mi), Circle C Ranch Metropolitan Park on Slaughter Creek (19.2 mi), and Barton Creek Greenbelt (17.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Austin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
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Conserved land
18%
38,715 of 211,488 acres
Trails
533 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 314 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
356
40 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
729.0 mi
390.3 mi lanes · 246.3 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.
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Conserved land, trails & bike routes
🏖️ Hippie Hollow Beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach in McKinney Falls State Park 🏖️ Unnamed beach in McKinney Falls State Park 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Hippie Hollow Park 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Quarries Park 🏊 Unnamed swimming spot 🏊 Balcones Pool 🏊 Big Stacy Swimming Pool 🏊 Broccoli Pool 🏊 Buena Vista Pool 🏊 Canyon Vista Pool 🏊 Deep Eddy Pool 🏊 Dittmar Pool 🏊 Dominion Pool 🏊 Ella Wooten Pool 🏊 Givens Pool 🏊 Govalle Neighborhood Pool 🏊 Grey Moss Swimming Pool 🏊 Hillcrest Pool 🏊 Hot Tub 🏊 Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center 🏊 Martin Pool 🏊 Metz Swimming Pool 🏊 Northwest Park Kiddie Pool 🏊 Northwest Pool 🏊 Patterson Neighborhood Pool 🏊 Ravenscroft Pool 🏊 Ray Harryhausen Memorial 🏊 Riata Main Pool 🏊 Walnut Creek Municipal Pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool in Mabel Davis District Park 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool in West Austin Neighborhood Park 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool in Bartholomew District Park 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🛝 Abilene Playground 🛝 Alliance Children's Garden 🛝 Arboretum 🛝 Avaña Playscape 🛝 Brownie Playground 🛝 Canterbury Trails Neighborhood Park 🛝 Dittmar Playground 🛝 Garrison Park Playground 🛝 Hill Elementary Playground 🛝 Inflatable Wonderland 🛝 Kitty King Powell Lawn 🛝 Park Place Playscape 🛝 Pikopye's Town 🛝 Southpark Meadows Playground 🛝 Tyhurst Playground 🛝 Vintage Place Playscape 🛝 Walnut Creek Metropolitan Playground 🛝 Wildflower Park Playscape 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Norman Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Barker Ranch Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Oak Parke Neighborhood Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🐕 Ascent North Dog Park 🐕 BARk House Social 🐕 Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden 🐕 Bark Park and Run 🐕 Barkton Creek Dog Park (& Detention Pawnd) 🐕 Brew and Paws 🐕 Camp Bow Wow 🐕 Colonial Village at Quarry Oaks Dog Park 🐕 Double Creek Bark Park 🐕 Elizabeth Dog Park 🐕 Midtown Bark Park 🐕 Mill Run DOLA 🐕 Neighbors 🐕 Norwood Estate Dog Park 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Off-leash area 🐕 Onion Creek Dog Park 🐕 Pioneer Hill Dog Park #1 🐕 Quest Dog Park 🐕 Rally's ReTREAT 🐕 Ridge Dog Park 🐕 The Acre 🐕 The Acre 🐕 The Preserve at Travis Creek - Dog Park 🐕 Tree Apartments Dog Park 🐕 Windsor Oak Hill Dog Park 🐕 Work & Woof 🐕 Yard Bar 🐕 Yard Bar 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🛶 360 Bridge Boat Landing 🛶 Austin High School Boat Launch 🛶 Boat Launch 🛶 Cuernavaca Boat Ramp (private) 🛶 Festival Beach Boat Landing 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Emma Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Emma Long Metropolitan Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Jessica Hollis Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Quarries Park 🎣 Unnamed fishing spot 🎣 Unnamed fishing spot in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Hidden Falls 💧 Hill of Life Falls 💧 Link Falls 💧 Lower Bull Creek Falls 💧 Lower McKinney Falls 💧 Middle Bull Creek Falls 💧 Sculpture Falls 💧 Small Falls 💧 Twin Falls 💧 Upper McKinney Falls 💧 Unnamed waterfall in McKinney Falls State Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Waterloo Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Mueller Southwest Greenway 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Bull Creek District Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Brushy Creek Greenbelt 🔭 Doug Sahm Hill 🔭 Family Viewing Area 🔭 Grandpa's Lakeview Terrace 🔭 Jolin Lookout 🔭 Longhorn Point 🔭 Lou Neff Point 🔭 North Shore Overlook 🔭 Skyline Overlook 🔭 Zero Whiskey Tactical Arms 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Skyline Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Barkley Meadows Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Stephenson Nature Preserve And Outdoor Education Center 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Barton Creek Wilderness Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Barton Creek Wilderness Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Barton Creek Greenbelt 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Zilker Metropolitan Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Zilker Metropolitan Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Waller Beach at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Covert Park at Mount Bonnell 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Covert Park at Mount Bonnell 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Covert Park at Mount Bonnell 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Covert Park at Mount Bonnell 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Covert Park at Mount Bonnell 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Mayfield Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view ⛰️ Jollyville Plateau ⛰️ Shepherd Mountain ⛰️ Martin Hill ⛰️ Cat Mountain ⛰️ Davis Hill ⛰️ Mount Lucas ⛰️ Mount Barker ⛰️ Mount Bonnell ⛰️ Bald Knob 🧺 Covered Picnic Tables 🧺 Stone picnic table 🧺 The Learning Tree 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Dick Nichols District Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Dick Nichols District Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Zilker Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Zilker Metropolitan Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Boggy Creek Greenbelt 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Boggy Creek Greenbelt 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Mueller Southwest Greenway 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in John Gaines Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Jessie Andrews Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in John Gaines Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Allen Memorial County Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Highland Greenway Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Fritz Hughes Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Fritz Hughes Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Fritz Hughes Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Pickfair Pocket Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Great Hills Municipal Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🏕️ Youth Group Camping Area 🥏 Bartholomew Disc Golf Park 🥏 Circle C Disc Golf Course 🥏 Live Oak Disc Golf Course 🥏 Mary Moore Searight Disc Golf Park 🥏 Roy G. Guerrero Disc Golf Course 🌱 Alamo Community Garden 🌱 Asian American Resource Center Intergenerational Garden 🌱 Colorado Community Garden 🌱 E.R. Fincher III Garden 🌱 Festival Beach Food Forest 🌱 Fort Dessau Community Garden 🌱 Juan Navarro High School Community Garden 🌱 Lamplight Community Garden 🌱 North Austin Community Garden 🌱 Patterson Park Community Garden 🌱 University of Texas Microfarm 🌱 Windsor Park Community Garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden in Crestview Commons Neighborhood Park 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden in North Oaks Neighborhood Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1 Barton Creek Wilderness Park Managed by Austin Parks and Recreation Department
1,112 acres28.2 mi of trail
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail Lookout Point Mountain Connector Power Line Trail Barton Creek Greenbelt Mopac Trail Entrance
🐕 No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
2 Circle C Ranch Metropolitan Park on Slaughter Creek Managed by Austin Parks and Recreation Department
596 acres19.2 mi of trail
DiscGo DiscGo North Bank No Walk In The Park Slalom Love Roller Coaster
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Barton Creek Greenbelt Managed by Austin Parks and Recreation Department
826 acres17.2 mi of trail
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail 10 Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail Barton Creek Greenbelt Mopac Trail Entrance Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail 11 Via Fortuna Access
🐕 Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
4 Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park Park
297 acres12.2 mi of trail
Inner Log Loop Tangle of Trails Loop Outer Log Loop Point-Six Loop Tar Branch Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
5 McKinney Falls State Park Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
721 acres11 mi of trail
Homestead Trail Flint Rock Loop Onion Creek Trail (alt) Williamson Creek Overlook Trail Service Road Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
6 Emma Long Metropolitan Park Park
1,146 acres9.2 mi of trail
Cliff Loop Trail Turkey Creek Trail Lakeline Trail
🐕 Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
7 Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park Managed by Austin Parks and Recreation Department
341 acres9.2 mi of trail
Mary Moore Searight Metro Park Equestrian Trail Mary Moore Searight Metro Park Trail Mary Moore Searight Disc Golf Course Mary Moore Disc Golf Course
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
8 Bauerle Ranch at Slaughter Creek Greenbelt Managed by Austin Parks and Recreation Department
335 acres7.7 mi of trail
Whistling Duck Trail Slaughter Creek Trail 3 Missing Link Bauerle Creek Trail 2 Slaughter Creek Trail 4
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
All 356 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 356 parks & preserves
🌲 Barton Creek Wilderness Park 1,112 acres · 28.2 mi of trail · Austin Parks and Recreation Department
🌳 Circle C Ranch Metropolitan Park on Slaughter Creek 596 acres · 19.2 mi of trail · Austin Parks and Recreation Department
🌳 Barton Creek Greenbelt 826 acres · 17.2 mi of trail · Austin Parks and Recreation Department
🌳 Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park 297 acres · 12.2 mi of trail
🌳 McKinney Falls State Park 721 acres · 11 mi of trail · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
🌳 Emma Long Metropolitan Park 1,146 acres · 9.2 mi of trail
🌳 Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park 341 acres · 9.2 mi of trail · Austin Parks and Recreation Department
🌳 Bauerle Ranch at Slaughter Creek Greenbelt 335 acres · 7.7 mi of trail · Austin Parks and Recreation Department
🌲 Mary Gay Maxwell Management Unit 672 acres · 7.1 mi of trail · Austin Water
🌲 Stephenson Nature Preserve And Outdoor Education Center 148 acres · 6.2 mi of trail · City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Austin Show all on map
Showing 1–10 of 50 dog parks
🐕 Ascent North Dog Park In Pioneer Crossing West Greenbelt
🐕 Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden
🐕 Barkton Creek Dog Park (& Detention Pawnd)
🐕 Colonial Village at Quarry Oaks Dog Park
58 more unnamed dog parks are mapped in Austin.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 156.3 mi Horses 10.0 mi Unpaved 263.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail 3.8 mi Homestead Trail 3.6 mi Slaughter Creek Trail Main Loop 3.2 mi Rinard Creek Greenbelt Trail 3.1 mi Cliff Loop Trail 2.9 mi SE Walnut Creek Trails 2.8 mi Country Club Creek Trail 2.5 mi Firehouse 2.4 mi Meridian High Line 2.3 mi Stroller Roller 2.1 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 91 places
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Who protects the land
38,715 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
5,973 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,802 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 12 of 954 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes 390.3 mi Off-road bike paths 246.3 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 92.4 mi Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail (bike route) 5.2 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 599 Basketball 347 Soccer 188 Baseball 155 Pickleball 99 Beach volleyball 94 Golf 77 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Austin
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 25,443 ac Local Conservation Area 15,898 ac Local Recreation Area 9,086 ac Recreation or Education Easement 9,020 ac Local Park 7,969 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Local Conservation Area Town or city 8,723 Restricted City of Austin Water Quality Protection Land Watershed Protection Area Town or city 3,951 Closed Barton Creek Habitat Preserve Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 2,463 Closed Barton Creek Greenbelt Local Conservation Area Town or city 1,941 Open Walter E. Long Metro Park Local Recreation Area Town or city 1,879 Open Cortaña Local Park Town or city 1,736 Open Emma Long Metro Park Local Recreation Area Town or city 1,104 Open Walnut Creek Greenbelt Local Conservation Area Town or city 976 Restricted Ivanhoe Local Park Town or city 940 Open McKinney Falls State Park State Park State parks 702 Open
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 133 places
🏛️ 1933 Austin Public Library Plaque · 1993
🏛️ 2017 Renovation of Republic Square In Republic Square · Plaque
🏛️ Abner Hugh Cook Plaque · 1985
🏛️ Addcox House Plaque · 1999
🏛️ Adjutants General Plaque · 1965
🏛️ African Americans in the Texas Revolution Plaque · 1994
🏛️ All Saints' Episcopal Church Plaque · 2013
🏛️ All Saints' Episcopal Church Plaque · 1975
🏛️ Anderson's Mill Plaque · 1936
🏛️ Andrew Jackson Hamilton Plaque · 1994
Nearby
Share Austin and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Austin'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 87.8-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.
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