1
Franklin Mountains State Park
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
27,067 acres132.3 mi of trail
Lower SunsetRon Coleman TrailNorthern PassTom Mays TrailAntler Run
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · El Paso
El Paso, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of El Paso is conserved land, roughly 32,963 acres. There are about 265 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Franklin Mountains State Park (132.3 mi), Lost Dog Nature Preserve (13 mi), and Billy Rogers Arroyo (3.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in El Paso, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
El Paso outdoors
Conserved land
20%
32,963 of 165,411 acres
Trails
265 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 174 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
205
48 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
202.2 mi
139.3 mi lanes · 54.9 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
Lost Dog Nature Preserve
Managed by The Frontera Land Alliance
1,034 acres13 mi of trail
Wandering DogLost DogEl RefriTom Mays TrailLechuguilla
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
3
Billy Rogers Arroyo
Nature preserve
94 acres3.1 mi of trail
Arroyo Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ascarate Park
Park
169 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Chamizal National Memorial
Managed by National Park Service
53 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Blackie Chesher Park
Park
51 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Marty Robbins Park
Park
31 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
8
Skyline Optimist Youth Park
Park
46 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 205 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 205 parks & preserves
Franklin Mountains State Park27,067 acres · 132.3 mi of trail · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Lost Dog Nature Preserve1,034 acres · 13 mi of trail · The Frontera Land Alliance
Billy Rogers Arroyo94 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
Ascarate Park169 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Chamizal National Memorial53 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · National Park Service
Blackie Chesher Park51 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Marty Robbins Park31 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Skyline Optimist Youth Park46 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Carolina Park10 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Piedmont City Preserve51 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Who protects the land
32,963 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,707 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 494 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes139.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths54.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes8.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis337
- Basketball226
- Baseball130
- Soccer45
- Football34
- Golf18
- Skate park11
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
El Paso and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso | 19.9% | 264.6 mi | 205 |
| Sunland Park | 2% | 12.2 mi | 3 |
| Socorro | 0.2% | 4.6 mi | 13 |
| Canutillo | 3% | 1.8 mi | 1 |
| Fort Bliss | 0.9% | 9.4 mi | 5 |
| Westway | 0.4% | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| Chaparral | 51% | 15.4 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about El Paso'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 83.2-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.