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Canyon Trails at Buffalo Hill
Park
53 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Canyon
Canyon, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.5% of Canyon is conserved land, roughly 335 acres. There are about 4.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Canyon Trails at Buffalo Hill (2.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Canyon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Canyon outdoors
Conserved land
6.5%
335 of 5,164 acres
Trails
4.4 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
21 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
Southeast Park
Park
86 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Brown Road Recreation Complex
Park
38 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Conner Park
Park
12 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.
Picnic areas in Canyon
Showing 1–10 of 29 picnic areas
1In Roadside Park #2
1In Roadside Park #1
2In Roadside Park #1
2In Roadside Park #2
3In Roadside Park #2
3In Roadside Park #1
Lois Rice PavilionIn Conner Park
Southeast Park PavilionIn Southeast Park
Unnamed picnic area in Hunsley Park
Unnamed picnic area in Hunsley Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
335 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. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 16 parcels. 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
- Tennis16
- Baseball15
- Football6
- Beach volleyball4
- Soccer3
- Basketball3
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Canyon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 297 acConservation Easement 233 acOther Easement 64 acLocal Recreation Area 37 acRecreation or Education Easement 37 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Duro CreekLocal Park | Town or city | 137 | Open |
| Southeast ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Brown Road Recreation ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Canyon HighLocal Park | Not recorded | 36 | Open |
| Reeves-Hinger ElemLocal Park | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Canyon Jr HighLocal Park | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Hunsley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Conner ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 39 places
"The Canyon News"Plaque · 1968
Buffalo CourtsPlaque · 2007
C.R. Burrow HousePlaque · 2009
Canyon Fire DepartmentPlaque · 2009
City of CanyonPlaque · 1968
Civil War Veterans ReunionPlaque · 1970
Clyde & Grace WarwickPlaque · 2011
Col. John I. Gregg 1872 Battle SitePlaque · 2006
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, Texas National GuardPlaque · 2005
First Baptist ChurchPlaque · 1970
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Canyon'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.