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Bentsen Palm Community Park
Park
54 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Mission
Mission, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 3% of Mission is conserved land, roughly 698 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bentsen Palm Community Park (2.4 mi), Bannworth Park (0.7 mi), and Birdwell Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mission, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mission outdoors
Conserved land
3%
698 of 23,236 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
19.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 19.9 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
Bannworth Park
Park
19 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Birdwell Park
Park
7 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Nell Tolle Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Arnulfo "Tatan" Rodriguez, Jr. Park
Managed by City of Mission
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Astroland Park
Managed by City of Mission
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Bentsen Palm Community Park54 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
Bannworth Park19 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Birdwell Park7 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Nell Tolle Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Arnulfo "Tatan" Rodriguez, Jr. Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Mission
Astroland Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Mission
World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park171 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge135 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Hollis Rutledge Northwest Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Mission
Ala Blanca Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Mission
Showing 1–10 of 25 playgrounds
Hollis Rutledge Nothwest Park PlaygroundIn Hollis Rutledge Northwest Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Bentsen Palm Community Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Ala Blanca Park
Unnamed playground in Nell Tolle Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.5 mi
- Los Indios0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
698 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 6 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 paths19.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis73
- Basketball21
- Baseball21
- Soccer10
- Golf10
- Football3
- Softball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mission
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 388 acNational Wildlife Refuge 282 acLocal Park 272 acState Park 171 acLocal Recreation Area 107 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 282 | Restricted |
| Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State ParkState Park | State parks | 171 | Open |
| Shary Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 103 | Open |
| Bentsen Palm Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Mission Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Anzalduas County ParkLocal Park | County | 44 | Open |
| Bannworth ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| CWV ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Nell Tolle ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jaycee ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 16 places
Chimney Park_Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping PlantPlaque · 1985
First Presbyterian Church of MissionPlaque · 2012
Gregg Wood HomePlaque · 1984
Home of William Jennings BryanPlaque · 1936
Juan Davis BradburnPlaque · 1996
La Lomita ChapelPlaque · 1964
Laurel Hill CemeteryPlaque · 2007
Oblate ParkIn Oblate Park · Plaque · 1984
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic ChurchPlaque · 1990
Río TheatrePlaque · 1982
Nearby
Mission and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | 3% | 14.7 mi | 19 |
| McAllen | 4.6% | 21.3 mi | 44 |
| Palmview | 3.3% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| Palmview South | 29% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| Abram | 16.4% | 1.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mission'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 27.8-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.