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City Park
Park
21 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Ballinger
Ballinger, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 1% of Ballinger is conserved land, roughly 22 acres. Ballinger has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ballinger, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ballinger outdoors
Conserved land
1%
22 of 2,228 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
6 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Ballinger
Unnamed playground in City Park
Who protects the land
22 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
- Tennis5
- Baseball3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ballinger
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 19 acConservation Easement 19 acLocal Recreation Area 3 acRecreation or Education Easement 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Chandler FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Abilene & Southern DepotPlaque · 1978
BallingerPlaque · 1965
Carnegie Library BuildingPlaque · 1962
Charles H. NoyesPlaque · 1966
Colorado River Ferry CrossingPlaque · 1972
First Presbyterian ChurchPlaque · 1962
Runnels County CourthousePlaque · 1967
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic ChurchPlaque · 1984
War MemorialMemorial
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ballinger'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.