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Outdoors in College Station

Few parks or trails are on the map in College Station

2 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
344 ft
Picron Hill
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

College Station Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of College Station’s land. Who manages College Station’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Frazier Pike Park
Local Park
County2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in College Station

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in College Station
Picron Hill344 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Hanger Cotton GinBuilding · listed 1976
About it
When to get out

The walking year in College Station

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.313.412.311.210.39.8
High (°F)515665748189929286756353
Rain (in)3.84.25.15.65.53.63.83.63.24.44.75.2

September is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in College Station →

Next door

College Station and its neighbors

College Station has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
College Station— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Little Rock6%0.82974%A−
Sweet Home— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in College Station

Are dogs allowed on College Station’s trails?

College Station Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near College Station?

8,111 acres of parks and open public land lie inside College Station or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from College Station neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →