1
Texoma Health Foundation Park
Park
72 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Denison
Denison, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.2% of Denison is conserved land, roughly 1,354 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Texoma Health Foundation Park (2.1 mi), Waterloo Lake Regional Park (1.7 mi), and Forest Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Denison, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Denison outdoors
Conserved land
7.2%
1,354 of 18,832 acres
Trails
14 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
53 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.9 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
Waterloo Lake Regional Park
Park
146 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Forest Park
Park
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Loy Park
Park
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Texoma Health Foundation Park72 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Waterloo Lake Regional Park146 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Forest Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Munson Park63 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Loy Park78 acres
Flora Park18 acres
Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site8 acres · Texas Historical Commission
Jones Park4 acres
Morton Street Mini Park1 acres
Heritage Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Denison
Unnamed playground in Waterloo Lake Regional Park
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,354 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 704 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 27 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 lanes0.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis24
- Baseball10
- Soccer7
- Football3
- Pickleball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Denison
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Other Easement 705 acConservation Easement 506 acLocal Park 505 acLocal Recreation Area 134 acRecreation or Education Easement 133 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Lake Regional ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 238 | Open |
| Loy Lake ParkLocal Park | County | 188 | Open |
| Munson ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 134 | Open |
| T-Bar Softball ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Raynal ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Forest ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 8 | Open |
| Ray ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Jones ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| George Hopkins ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 38 places
1931 Free Bridge ControversyPlaque · 1997
Birthplace of Dwight D. EisenhowerIn Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site · Plaque · 1968
Birthplace of Dwight David "Ike" EisenhowerIn Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site · House
Coffman CemeteryPlaque · 1980
Colbert's FerryPlaque · 1936
Cold Springs Log Cabin SchoolIn Loy Park · Plaque · 1977
Davis-Ansley Log Cabin HomeIn Loy Park · Plaque · 1976
E. M. Kohl BuildingPlaque · 1975
First Presbyterian ChurchPlaque · 2011
Forest ParkIn Forest Park · Plaque · 2017
Nearby
Denison and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denison | 7.2% | 13.7 mi | 10 |
| Sherman | 1.6% | 14.0 mi | 14 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Denison'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 35.3-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.