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Cameron Park
Park
335 acres15.7 mi of trail
River TrailPowder MonkeyHighlanderCalifornia 56Outback
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Waco
Waco, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 24% of Waco is conserved land, roughly 15,870 acres. There are about 57 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cameron Park (15.7 mi), Airport Park (0.7 mi), and Woodway Activity Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Waco, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Waco outdoors
Conserved land
24%
15,870 of 65,957 acres
Trails
57 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 37 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
48
111 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
24.8 mi
14.0 mi lanes · 10.4 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
Airport Park
Park
920 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Woodway Activity Park
Park
160 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Dewey Park
Park
20 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Jaycee Park
Park
11 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Mountainview Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
S.J. Guthrie Park
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Buena Vista Park
Park
17 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 48 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 48 parks & preserves
Cameron Park335 acres · 15.7 mi of trail
Airport Park920 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Woodway Activity Park160 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Dewey Park20 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Jaycee Park11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Mountainview Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
S.J. Guthrie Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Buena Vista Park17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Kendrick Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Founders Mall5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
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 Waco
Park Place Pool
The Centre Swimming Pool
The Centre Swimming Pool
The Centre Swimming Pool
The View on 10th PoolHours: sunrise-sunset
Tinsley Place Swimming Pool
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.5 miHorses 1.5 miUnpaved 14.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Paradise Trail2.8 mi
- River Trail1.9 mi
- Cougar Run1.6 mi
- Old Speegleville1.2 mi
- Highlander1.0 mi
- Bluebonnet Trail1.0 mi
- Powder Monkey0.9 mi
- California 560.8 mi
- Outback0.8 mi
- Easy Pass0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 16 places
BSB FounitanBaylor BasinBuena Vista Park PondpondCarroll and Frances Sturgis FountainLake WacoreservoirRosenbalm Fountain- Fountian MallThe Waco Freedom FountainWhispering Oaks Dog PawndpondBosque RiverFlat Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
15,870 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 110 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 113 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes14.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths10.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis83
- Baseball53
- Basketball35
- Soccer28
- Football15
- Tracks11
- Pickleball9
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Waco
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation or Education Easement 14,990 acRecreation Management Area 14,340 acLocal Park 1,120 acConservation Easement 1,001 acConservation Area 324 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 14,340 | Open |
| Cameron ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 364 | Open |
| Lake Waco WetlandsConservation Area | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 324 | Open |
| James Connally Golf CourseLocal Park | Town or city | 195 | Open |
| Cottonwood Creek Golf CourseLocal Park | Town or city | 172 | Open |
| Waco Water Park/Tennis CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| Riverbend Baseball ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Hot ColiseumLocal Other or Unknown | County | 71 | Access unknown |
| Brazos Park EastLocal Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Bogey's Par 3 Golf CourseLocal Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 91 places
Albert Turner Clifton HousePlaque · 1991
Alico BuildingPlaque · 1982
Austin Avenue Methodist ChurchPlaque · 1990
Austin Avenue United Methodist ChurchPlaque · 1990
Baylor UniversityPlaque · 1970
Bell's Hill SchoolPlaque · 1998
Bosque River Crossing of the 1841 Texan Santa Fe ExpeditionPlaque · 1992
Brann-Davis ShootingsPlaque · 1978
Burleson QuadranglePlaque · 2009
Camp MacArthur, World War I Training CampPlaque · 1966
Nearby
Waco and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Waco'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 51.7-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.