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Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot
Managed by Texas State Railroad Authority
117 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Rusk
Rusk, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.9% of Rusk is conserved land, roughly 368 acres. There are about 1.9 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rusk, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rusk outdoors
Conserved land
7.9%
368 of 4,627 acres
Trails
1.9 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
67 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.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
368 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 12 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
- Baseball5
- Tennis4
- Basketball3
- Football1
- Softball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Rusk
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Historic or Cultural Easement 170 acState Historic or Cultural Area 170 acConservation Easement 129 acState Park 127 acOther Easement 57 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hogg Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 170 | Open |
| Rusk / Palestine State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 127 | Open |
| Rusk State HospitalState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 56 | Access unknown |
| Lions ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Perkins ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Texas State RailroadState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 28 places
Bachelor Girl's Library ClubPlaque · 1992
Cedar Hill CemeteryPlaque · 2002
Cherokee CountyPlaque · 1986
Cherokee County C.S.A.Plaque · 1963
Cherokee County CourthousePlaque · 1991
Confederate Training CampPlaque · 1984
Dr. I. K. Frazier HomePlaque · 1969
First Presbyterian Church of RuskPlaque · 1986
First United Methodist Church of RuskPlaque · 1986
Gregg Family HomePlaque · 1967
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Rusk'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.