1
Eula Umphress and Robert Hynds Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Van Alstyne
Van Alstyne, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.2% of Van Alstyne is conserved land, roughly 42 acres. There are about 2.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Van Alstyne, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Van Alstyne outdoors
Conserved land
1.2%
42 of 3,541 acres
Trails
2.7 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
7 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.1 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
42 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. 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 paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis4
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Van Alstyne
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 34 acLocal Park 34 acLocal Recreation Area 8 acRecreation or Education Easement 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest W. Moore ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Wilson McKinney ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Ball ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Dorothy Fielder ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44)Plaque · 2013
First Christian ChurchPlaque · 1968
First United Methodist Church of Van AlstynePlaque · 1972
Grave of Collin McKinneyPlaque · 1968
Howe Lodge No. 430, A. F. & A.M.Plaque · 1986
Mantua Masonic Lodge No. 209, A. F. & A. M.Plaque · 1983
Site of Campus of Old Columbia CollegePlaque · 1979
Umphress-Taylor HomePlaque · 1981
Van AlstynePlaque · 1994
Van Alstyne CemeteryPlaque · 2005
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Van Alstyne'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.