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Goose Island State Park
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
307 acres1.2 mi of trail
Turks Cap Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Lamar
Lamar, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Lamar is conserved land, roughly 352 acres. There are about 1.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Goose Island State Park (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lamar, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lamar outdoors
Conserved land
11%
352 of 3,130 acres
Trails
1.8 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
293 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Lamar
Showing 1–10 of 12 campgrounds
154In Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Unnamed campground in Goose Island State Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.4 mi
- Turks Cap Trail0.7 mi
Who protects the land
352 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 47 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
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lamar
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 389 acState Park 305 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Island State ParkState Park | State parks | 305 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
John FaganPlaque · 1963
Lamar Volunteer Fire DepartmentPlaque · 2017
Mills WharfPlaque · 2012
Site of the Town of LamarPlaque · 1936
Stella Maris ChapelPlaque · 1986
The Lamar CemeteryPlaque · 1981
Lamar CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lamar'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 20-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.