Outdoors · Preston

Preston, TX parks, trails & bike paths

About 29% of Preston is conserved land, roughly 1,500 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails.

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

At a glance

Preston outdoors

Conserved land
29%
1,500 of 5,182 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
859 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

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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

Island View Park

Park
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Preston
Preston Bend Recreation Area
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Unpaved 2.1 mi
  • Bamboo Trail1.1 mi
  • Pine Trail0.4 mi
  • Beach Path0.2 mi
  • Prayer Walk0.1 mi
Who protects the land

1,500 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers
1,359 ac
Joint
141 ac
Not recorded
141 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,359 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 5 of 6 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
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Preston

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Other Easement 1,387 acFederal Other or Unknown 141 acConservation Easement 113 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
TexomaFederal Other or UnknownNot recorded141Open
History

Historic places to visit

LighthouseMonument
Site of the Trading Post of Holland CoffeePlaque · 1936
Sophia PorterPlaque · 1965
Massey-Steel CemeteryCemetery
Mayrant CemeteryCemetery
Preston Bend CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Preston'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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