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Haley Nelson Park
Park
47 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Burnet
Burnet, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.8% of Burnet is conserved land, roughly 123 acres. There are about 10 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Haley Nelson Park (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Burnet, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Burnet outdoors
Conserved land
1.8%
123 of 6,714 acres
Trails
10 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
18 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.
2
Hamilton Creek Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wallace Riddell Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Fort Croghan Historical Site
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 Burnet
Burnet First United Methodist Church Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hamilton Creek Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Wallace Riddell Park
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
123 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
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
- Tennis8
- Baseball6
- Basketball4
- Softball4
- Soccer3
- Football2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Burnet
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 102 acRecreation or Education Easement 101 acConservation Easement 19 acLocal Park 19 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haley-Nelson ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Galloway-Hammond Recreation CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Wallace Ridell ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Hamilton Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Highland Oaks ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fort Croghan GroundsLocal Historic or Cultural Area | County | 2 | Open |
| Longhorn Cavern State ParkState Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
| Live Oak ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 21 places
Airy Mount BarnPlaque · 1986
Burnet CountyPlaque · 1936
Burnet County JailPlaque · 1966
Fort Croghan Stone BuildingIn Fort Croghan Historical Site · Plaque · 1966
General Adam R. JohnsonPlaque · 1963
George Whitaker HomePlaque · 1966
Logan VandeveerIn Fort Croghan Historical Site · Plaque · 1974
Magill Family CemeteryPlaque · 1985
Old Cook HomePlaque · 1968
Oldest Commercial Building in BurnetPlaque · 1966
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Burnet'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 22.8-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.