1
Old City Lake
Park
481 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Canton
Canton, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 17% of Canton is conserved land, roughly 721 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Canton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Canton outdoors
Conserved land
17%
721 of 4,224 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
159 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
Cherry Creek Park
Park
141 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Canton
Cherry Creek Park PlaygroundHours: sunrise-sunset · In Cherry Creek Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Cherry Creek Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
721 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 621 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
- Tennis10
- Baseball2
- Softball1
- Football1
- Beach volleyball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Canton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 721 acLocal Park 100 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Canton City Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 23 places
Blackwell HousePlaque · 1996
Cadwell Walton RainesPlaque · 1998
Canton: The Misplaced County SeatPlaque · 2005
Dipping VatPlaque · 1973
Dixie HotelPlaque · 2013
Edmund A. WynnePlaque · 2015
First Baptist Church of CantonPlaque · 1971
First Monday Trades DayPlaque · 1973
First United Methodist Church of CantonPlaque · 2006
George Washington Tull, Sr.Plaque · 2011
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Canton'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 20.2-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.