Crossroads Recreational Complex
Park
288 acres1.6 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Outdoors in Temple
Parks, trails & open land in Temple
About 9.8% of Temple is conserved land, roughly 4,945 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Crossroads Recreational Complex (1.6 mi), West Temple Park (0.8 mi), and Lions Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land
9.8%
4,945 of 50,394 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
40
55 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Bike routes
25 mi
16 mi lanes · 8.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
11
1 beach · 5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Temple?
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The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
★ What stands out · Who protects it
4,945 conserved acres
Who manages Temple’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers8,217 ac
Town or city1,613 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land118 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 4,027 acRecreation Management Area · 4,025 acConservation Easement · 748 acLocal Park · 690 acOther Easement · 155 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 53 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 143 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4,025 | Open |
| Miller Springs Park Private Other or Unknown | Army Corps of Engineers | 118 | Open |
| Wilson Park Local Park | Town or city | 106 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 104 | Open |
| Sammons Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| Temple College Golf Course Local Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Tarrant Park National Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 51 | Open |
| South Temple Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Marvin Fenn Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
69 places to go in Temple
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Temple
Swimming spots in Temple
Playgrounds in Temple
22 more playgrounds
20 more on the map. 1 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped.
Dog parks in Temple
Boat launches in Temple
Picnic areas in Temple
Campgrounds in Temple
Community gardens in Temple
History along the way
History →52 historic sites to visit
Plus 10 cemeteries, often the oldest places in town.
46 more on the map.
Biking & sports
25 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
16 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
42Tennis
26Baseball
19Soccer
18Basketball
8Football
6Pickleball
5Beach volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Crossroads Recreational Complex, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 40 parks & preserves
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Western Hills Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
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Tarrant Park32 acres
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Ferguson Park10 acres
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Conner Park10 acres
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Hodge Park6 acres
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Velocity fastpitch Training Center5 acres
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Jones Park4 acres
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Heritage Park3 acres
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Jefferson Park3 acres
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Kiwanis Park2 acres
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Waterford Park2 acres
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Terrace Park2 acres
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Temple Windmill Farms Park1 acres
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Terrace Gardens Park1 acres
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Sage Meadows Park1 acres
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Nettles Park1 acres
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Wyndham Hill Park1 acres
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Colquitt Park1 acres
Trails & water
11 lakes & rivers
Next door
Temple and its neighbors
Temple has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Temple | 9.8% | 40 |
| Belton | 8.2% | 16 |
| Morgan's Point Resort | 4.9% | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Temple neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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 48.3-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.