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R J McInnish Park
Managed by Carrollton Parks and Recreation
204 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Carrollton
Carrollton, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.8% of Carrollton is conserved land, roughly 2,094 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in R J McInnish Park (2.2 mi), Elm Fork Nature Preserve (1 mi), and Sam Houston Trail Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carrollton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carrollton outdoors
Conserved land
8.8%
2,094 of 23,804 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
23.8 mi
2.7 mi lanes · 18.9 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
Elm Fork Nature Preserve
Managed by City of Carrollton
36 acres1 mi of trail
Main TrailCrossover Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Sam Houston Trail Park
Park
200 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Harold K Bessire Park
Park
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Rosemeade Park
Park
28 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Oak Hills Park
Managed by City of Carrollton Parks and Recreation
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 32 parks & preserves
- Martha Pointer Park7 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Cedar Elm Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Josey Ranch Lake Park35 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Croft Park23 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Mary Heads Carter Park10 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Timbercreek Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Josey Ranch Athletic Complex29 ac · Directions
- Ward Steensen Park24 ac · Directions
- Thomas Park20 ac · Directions
- Mill Valley Park9 ac · Directions
- Porter Park8 ac · Directions
- Fairway Vista Park6 ac
- Clifford E. "Bill" Hall Park6 ac · Directions
- Oakwood Springs Park6 ac
- Harvest Run Park5 ac
- Branch Hollow Park5 ac · Directions
- Holman D. Rhoton Park4 ac
- Ken Good Park4 ac · Directions
- Francis Perry Park3 ac
- Ward Steenson Park3 ac · Directions
- Villages of Indian Creek Park2 ac
- Trinity Mills Station Esplanade2 ac · Directions
- Del Santer Park1 ac
- Primrose Park1 ac
- Carrollton Square1 ac · Directions
- Pioneer Park1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
2,094 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 114 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 92 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths18.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis80
- Baseball34
- Basketball22
- Soccer20
- Football16
- Pickleball6
- Beach volleyball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Carrollton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | 8.8% | 15.2 mi | 32 |
| Dallas | 8.2% | 241.9 mi | 276 |
| Lewisville | 31.1% | 27.4 mi | 39 |
| Coppell | 6.2% | 8.5 mi | 17 |
| The Colony | 37.6% | 39.1 mi | 24 |
| Plano | 10.3% | 49.2 mi | 68 |
| Addison | 6.4% | 4.7 mi | 15 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carrollton'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 26.3-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.