Wakefield Heights Park
Managed by City of Burleson, Texas
57 acres1.6 mi of trail
Coyote Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Burleson
Burleson has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Wakefield Heights Park (1.6 mi), Bartlett Park (0.6 mi). 552 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #169 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
587 acres · of 29.3 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
552 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
2.4 mi lanes · 7.7 mi paths
Highest peak
902 ft
Brushy Mound
Lakes & rivers
8
What kind of outdoors town is Burleson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burleson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burleson is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #169 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burleson’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (552 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 74%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Burleson’s 3% is ahead of 67% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Wakefield Heights Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bartlett Park
Managed by City of Burleson
32 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chisenhall Fields
Park
59 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hidden Creek Sports Complex
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 21 parks & preserves
Wakefield Heights Park57 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · City of Burleson, Texas
Bartlett Park32 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Burleson
Willow Creek Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Burleson, Texas
Mistletoe Hill Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Warren Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsClaudia's Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWest Bend Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsChisenhall Fields59 acres
Hidden Creek Sports Complex20 acres
Oak Valley Park North18 acres
Bailey Lake Park14 acres
Prairie Timber Park13 acres · City of Burleson
Meadowcrest Park7 acres
DirectionsOak Valley Park South7 acres
Centennial Park6 acres
Robert Joseph Park2 acres · City of Burleson
Elk Ridge Park2 acres
West Bend North Park1 acres
Clark Park1 acres · City of Burleson
DirectionsHeberle Park1 acres · City of Burleson, Texas
Cindy Park1 acres
Who protects it
587 conserved acres
3% of Burleson’s land. Who manages Burleson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,007 ac
Joint53 ac
Not recorded113 ac
Conservation Easement · 555 acLocal Park · 484 acLocal Recreation Area · 113 acOther Easement · 12 acRecreation or Education Easement · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 59 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chisenhall Fields Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 113 | Open |
| Shannon Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Bailey Lake Addition Local Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Villages Of Wakefield Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Bartlett Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Hidden Creek Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Prairie Timber Estates Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Chisenhall Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Oak Valley North Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
23 places to go in Burleson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Burleson
20 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Burleson
Burleson Bark Park
DirectionsPeaks in Burleson
Brushy Mound902 ft elevation
DirectionsTurkey Peak873 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Coyote Loop1.5 mi
Biking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.7 mi
off-road bike paths
3.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
34Tennis
21Baseball
13Soccer
7Basketball
6Football
2Pickleball
2Multi-sport
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Burleson
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burleson →
Next door
Burleson and its neighbors
Burleson has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson | 3% | 0.4 | 10 | 93% | B |
| Joshua | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 14% | C− |
| Fort Worth | 6% | 0.6 | 10 | 85% | B+ |
| Crowley | 2% | 1.3 | 9 | 74% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burleson
Where can I hike in Burleson?
The longest trail networks: Wakefield Heights Park, 1.6 miles; Bartlett Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Burleson is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Burleson’s trails?
Wakefield Heights Park and Bartlett Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Burleson?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of painted or protected lanes, 7.7 of off-road paths and 3.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Burleson?
8,964 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burleson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 622 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Burleson have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #169 of 642 in Texas. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burleson neighbors.
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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 →