1
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
206 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Freeport
Freeport, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Freeport is conserved land, roughly 1,440 acres. There are about 3.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Freeport, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Freeport outdoors
Conserved land
13%
1,440 of 11,296 acres
Trails
3.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
6
136 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
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
210 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Riverside Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Austin Park
Park
11 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.
Fishing spots in Freeport
Old Brazos River Fishing Pier
Who protects the land
1,440 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 766 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 5 of 28 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
- Tennis10
- Baseball6
- Football1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Freeport
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 766 acNational Wildlife Refuge 419 acLocal Park 193 acOther Easement 180 acState Conservation Area 179 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazoria National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 419 | Restricted |
| Justin Hurst Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 179 | Restricted |
| Freeport Municipal Golf CourseLocal Park | Town or city | 160 | Open |
| ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Veteran's Memorial ParkPrivate Park | Not recorded | 22 | Open |
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Austin ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| First United Methodist ChurchPrivate Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Lincoln ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Arrington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Colonel Robert M. ColemanPlaque · 1932
Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of VelascoIn Riverside Park · Plaque · 1936
Freeport National Bank (Freeport Sulphur Company Building)Plaque · 1997
R. O'Hara Lanier SchoolPlaque · 2016
Schuster HomePlaque · 2014
Site of Town of Old VelascoPlaque · 1969
Velasco CemeteryPlaque · 1967
Velasco Lodge No. 757, A. F. & A. M.Plaque · 1994
Velasco Methodist ChurchPlaque · 1988
statue of SFAMonument
Nearby
Freeport and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | 12.7% | 3.3 mi | 6 |
| Lake Jackson | 27.1% | 13.1 mi | 21 |
| Quintana | 6.2% | 2.5 mi | 0 |
| Surfside Beach | 11.1% | 1.5 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Freeport'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 35.7-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.