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Pecan Grove Park
Park
13 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Sherman
Sherman, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.6% of Sherman is conserved land, roughly 460 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pecan Grove Park (1 mi), Old Settlers Park (0.9 mi), and Fairview Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sherman, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sherman outdoors
Conserved land
1.6%
460 of 29,656 acres
Trails
14 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.4 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
Old Settlers Park
Park
28 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Fairview Park
Park
58 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Hawn Park
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Pecan Grove East Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 14 parks & preserves
Pecan Grove Park13 acres · 1 mi of trail
Old Settlers Park28 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Fairview Park58 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Hawn Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Pecan Grove East Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Rosedale Park7 acres
Birge Park5 acres
Pebblebrook West4 acres · City of Sherman
Ely Park4 acres
Herman Baker Park2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Sherman
Herman Baker ParkIn Herman Baker Park
Unnamed picnic area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.1 mi
- Pickens lake trails2.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
460 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 23 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis32
- Baseball23
- Soccer17
- Basketball9
- Pickleball6
- Football5
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sherman
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 447 acLocal Park 436 acRecreation or Education Easement 10 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Grove ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 125 | Open |
| Herman Baker ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Fairview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Binkley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Old Settlers ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Hawn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| MLK ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Cherry Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Rosedale ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Pebblebrook (36) PlaygroundLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 69 places
Andrew HansonPlaque · 1972
Andrew L. RandellPlaque · 2005
Austin CollegePlaque · 1970
B. H. ZaukPlaque · 1997
Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson CountyPlaque · 1999
Capt. John Henry LeTellierPlaque · 1969
Captain N. A. Birge HousePlaque · 1988
Captain Noble Allan Birge HouseBuilding
Central Christian ChurchPlaque · 1987
City of ShermanPlaque · 1936
Nearby
Sherman and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sherman'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 35.1-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.