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Stephenville City Park
Park
131 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Stephenville
Stephenville, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.3% of Stephenville is conserved land, roughly 181 acres. There are about 2.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Stephenville City Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Stephenville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Stephenville outdoors
Conserved land
2.3%
181 of 7,750 acres
Trails
2.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.9 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
Optimist Jaycee Park
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
3
Bosque Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Tarleton Challenge Course Low/High Elements
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Stephenville City Park131 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Optimist Jaycee Park23 acres
Bosque Park14 acres
Tarleton Challenge Course Low/High Elements11 acres
Tarleton Pecan Orchard2 acres
Sandra Palmer Park2 acres
Tarleton Challenge Disc Golf Course1 acres
Century Park1 acres
Riverwalk Townhomes Courtyard1 acres
Harvey Playground1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Stephenville
Creekside Pool
Tarleton Pool
Tarleton State University Aquatics Center
The Pattrick Pool
Water
Lakes & rivers
Duck PondpondLewis LakepondLone Star Garden PondpondPittman LakelakeTarleton Challenge PondpondTejas PondpondNorth Bosque River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
181 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Baseball11
- Basketball8
- Soccer5
- Football4
- Beach volleyball3
- Softball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Stephenville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 162 acConservation Easement 133 acRecreation or Education Easement 18 acLocal Recreation Area 17 acOther Easement 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 114 | Open |
| Optimist ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Cecil Ballow Baseball ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Stephenville Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 17 | Open |
| Creekside Pocket ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Stephenville Downtown PlazaLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 33 places
Audie Murphy ArenaPlaque · 2016
Brick Streets of StephenvillePlaque · 1978
Cage HomePlaque · 1983
Cage HouseBuilding
Cornelia GravesPlaque · 2011
Crow HomePlaque · 2010
Crow HomeBuilding
Crow Opera HouseBuilding
Crow Opera HousePlaque · 1977
Dawson SaloonPlaque · 2016
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Stephenville'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.