Outdoors · Marlin

Marlin, TX parks, trails & bike paths

About 3.1% of Marlin is conserved land, roughly 91 acres. Marlin has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.

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

At a glance

Marlin outdoors

Conserved land
3.1%
91 of 2,914 acres
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
16 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

12
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

Marlin City Park

Park
57 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Falconer Park

Park
3 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.
Playgrounds in Marlin
Unnamed playground in Falconer Park
Directions
Water

Lakes & rivers

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Who protects the land

91 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
181 ac
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

  • Baseball1
  • Football1

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

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Marlin

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 91 acConservation Easement 91 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Marlin City ParkLocal ParkTown or city76Open
Unknown ParkLocal ParkTown or city5Open
Ball FieldsLocal ParkTown or city5Open
Falconer ParkLocal ParkTown or city4Open
History

Historic places to visit

Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Allen HousePlaque · 1991
Captain Henry Gray CarterPlaque · 1971
Falconer HomePlaque · 1983
Falls County CourthousePlaque · 2000
First Baptist Church of MarlinPlaque · 1977
First Presbyterian Church of MarlinPlaque · 1974
First United Methodist Church of MarlinPlaque · 1981
Greater Providence Missionary Baptist ChurchPlaque · 2005
Hilton Hotel, EarlyPlaque · 1970
Hot Mineral WaterPlaque · 1973
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Marlin'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.

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