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Surfside Jetty Park
Managed by Brazoria County, Texas
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Surfside Beach
Surfside Beach, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Surfside Beach is conserved land, roughly 133 acres. There are about 1.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Surfside Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Surfside Beach outdoors
Conserved land
11%
133 of 1,194 acres
Trails
1.5 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Surfside Beach
Who protects the land
133 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 8 of 18 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 Surfside Beach
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 129 acPrivate Park 122 acLocal Park 10 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport LNG Mitigation TractPrivate Park | Not recorded | 75 | Open |
| Russell TractPrivate Park | Not recorded | 34 | Open |
| McClure TractPrivate Park | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Thunder Drive Boat RampLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Surfside Crabbing PierLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| UnknownPrivate Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Fort VelascoPrivate Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
| Bay View S/DPrivate Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Fort VelascoFort
Gulf Intracoastal WaterwayPlaque · 1967
Old Velasco, C. S. A.Plaque · 1964
Sinking Site of the Blockade Runner "Acadia"Plaque · 1977
The LivelyStone
VelascoPlaque · 1965
Nearby
Surfside Beach and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfside Beach | 11.1% | 1.5 mi | 1 |
| Freeport | 12.7% | 3.3 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Surfside Beach'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.