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Katy Boardwalk Nature Preserve
Park
69 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Katy
Katy, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 1% of Katy is conserved land, roughly 95 acres. There are about 6.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Katy Boardwalk Nature Preserve (1.4 mi), Mary Jo Peckham Park for All Children (1 mi), and Beckendorff Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Katy, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Katy outdoors
Conserved land
1%
95 of 9,771 acres
Trails
6.5 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
4 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
Mary Jo Peckham Park for All Children
Park
33 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Beckendorff Park
Managed by Harris County Precinct 3
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Katy Heritage Park
Managed by City of Katy & Katy Heritage Society
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Katy
Buckaroo Bayou
Howdy Hollow
The Reserve at Katy Pool
Tidal Wave Bay
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
95 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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
- Tennis25
- Baseball7
- Basketball7
- Soccer6
- Football4
- Pickleball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Katy
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 93 acLocal Park 81 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Jo Peckham Park For All ChildrenLocal Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Katy City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Katy Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Woodsland ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Malcolm Beckendorff Family ParkLocal Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Thomas ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
First Baptist Church of KatyPlaque · 2000
First United Methodist Church of KatyPlaque · 1984
The City of KatyPlaque · 1978
Tri-County MarkerMonument
Katy Community CemeteryCemetery
Magnolia CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Katy and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katy | 1% | 6.5 mi | 7 |
| Houston | 10.5% | 440.3 mi | 306 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Katy'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 21.8-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.