Outdoors · Lufkin

Lufkin, TX parks, trails & bike paths

About 3.5% of Lufkin is conserved land, roughly 773 acres. There are about 1.1 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lufkin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Lufkin outdoors

Conserved land
3.5%
773 of 21,989 acres
Trails
1.1 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
11
23 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.6 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

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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.
1

Morris Frank Park

Park
87 acres0.4 mi of trail
Wetland Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
2

Ellen Trout Memorial Park

Park
99 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Grace Dunne Richardson Park

Park
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4

Kit McConnico Park

Park
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Morris Frank Park87 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Ellen Trout Memorial Park99 acres
Grace Dunne Richardson Park48 acres
Kit McConnico Park42 acres
Jones Park29 acres
Kiwanis Park18 acres
Winston Park17 acres
Angelina National Forest12 acres · United States Forest Service
Chambers Park11 acres
Louis Bronaugh Park2 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 Lufkin
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Morris Frank Park
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Ellen Trout Memorial Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Ellen Trout Memorial Park
Directions
Trails

Named trails

  • Wetland Trail0.4 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

773 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
1,327 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government
39 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
39 ac
U.S. Forest Service
10 ac
Joint
8 ac
Not recorded
56 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 45 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 43 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 paths1.6 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis31
  • Baseball15
  • Pickleball10
  • Softball2
  • Football2
  • Volleyball1
  • Basketball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Lufkin

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 625 acLocal Park 537 acRecreation or Education Easement 125 acLocal Recreation Area 125 acPrivate Park 47 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Kit McConnico ParkLocal ParkTown or city285Open
Ellen Trout ZooLocal Recreation AreaTown or city125Open
Morris Frank ParkLocal ParkTown or city72Open
Grace Dunne Richardson ParkLocal ParkNot recorded48Open
Forest Fitness TrailPrivate ParkOther or Unknown Local Government39Open
Jones ParkLocal ParkTown or city35Open
Azalea TrailLocal ParkTown or city27Open
Kiwanis ParkLocal ParkTown or city25Open
Winston ParkLocal ParkTown or city16Open
Chambers ParkLocal ParkTown or city13Open
History

Historic places to visit

Showing 1–10 of 64 places
A C Kennedy-Runnells HouseHouse
A F and Myrtle Perry-Pitmann HouseHouse
Abercrombie-Cavanaugh HouseHouse
Angelina & Neches River RailroadPlaque · 2000
Angelina CountyPlaque · 1936
Banks-Ogg HouseHouse
Behannon-Kenley HouseHouse
Binion-Casper HouseHouse
Birthplace of Allan ShiversPlaque · 1971
Bowers-Felts HouseHouse
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Lufkin'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 25.6-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.

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