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Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
935 acres0.5 mi of trail
Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Orange
Orange, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.2% of Orange is conserved land, roughly 1,382 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp WMA (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Orange, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Orange outdoors
Conserved land
9.2%
1,382 of 14,950 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
72 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
Memorial Field Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Pinehurst City Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Sunset 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.
Scenic views in Orange
Blue Elbow SwampIn Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.0 mi
- Boardwalk0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,382 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 985 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 36 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball10
- Tennis6
- Skate park1
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Orange
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Other Easement 1,309 acPrivate Recreation or Education 257 acLocal Park 111 acConservation Easement 110 acState Conservation Area 26 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shangri La Botanical GardensPrivate Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 257 | Open |
| Lower Neches Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 26 | Restricted |
| Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Riverside Boat Ramp ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Northway ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Levingston ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Simmons FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Navy ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lion's ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Johnson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 75 places
Absolam JettPlaque · 1956
Alexander GilmerPlaque · 1981
Atakapan Indians of Orange CountyPlaque · 1986
Black Education in Orange CountyPlaque · 1988
Black Education in Orange CountyPlaque · 2004
Bland-Bazzano HousePlaque · 1981
Captain George M. LevingstonPlaque · 1983
Clarence "Gatemouth" BrownPlaque · 2009
Confederate Memorial of the WindWar memorial
Cox HousePlaque · 2015
Nearby
Orange and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 9.2% | 11.4 mi | 4 |
| Bridge City | 7.3% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Orange'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 38.5-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.