William Goodrich Jones State Forest
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
1,713 acres18.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Conroe
Conroe has 56 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: William Goodrich Jones State Forest (18.3 mi), Carl Barton Jr Park (2.8 mi), The Woodlands Hills Park (1 mi). 2,578 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Conroe’s land is conserved, about 2,399 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #127 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
2,399 acres · of 75.8 sq mi of land
Trails
56 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,578 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
31
4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Conroe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Conroe is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #127 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conroe’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (56 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,578 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 80%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Conroe ranks #277 on Outdoors.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Conroe’s 5% is ahead of 76% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 William Goodrich Jones State Forest, with 18.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
The Woodlands Hills Park
Park
11 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Candy Cane Park
Park
27 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
McDade Park
Park
42 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
The Lone Star Monument & Historical Flag Park
Park
12 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
Park
11 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Booker T. Washington Park
Park
6 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 32 parks & preserves
William Goodrich Jones State Forest1,713 acres · 18.3 mi of trail · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
DirectionsCarl Barton Jr Park177 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Woodlands Hills Park11 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsCandy Cane Park27 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsMcDade Park42 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
The Lone Star Monument & Historical Flag Park12 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsBooker T. Washington Park6 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsOwen Park133 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City Of Conroe
DirectionsLake Conroe Park18 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Kasmiersky Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lions Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Heritage Place Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Flournoy Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Verdancia Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Chase Run Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
John Burge Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Coach Les Peacock Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lewis Park8 acres
DirectionsCrighton Ridge Park3 acres
Montgomery County Park3 acres
Kinetic Park3 acres
Twilight Park2 acres
Trillium Park2 acres
Gibson Park2 acres
Cimarron Park1 acres
Deer Lake Park1 acres
Conroe Founders Plaza Park1 acres
Picnic Park1 acres
Sue Luce's Daisy Park1 acres
Town Park1 acres
Harkrider Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
2,399 conserved acres
5% of Conroe’s land. Who manages Conroe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land1,724 ac
Town or city647 ac
County441 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits114 ac
Joint31 ac
Not recorded1,754 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 1,724 acState Resource Management Area · 1,723 acConservation Easement · 515 acLocal Park · 356 acOther Easement · 87 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 81 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 48 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. Goodrich Jones State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1,723 | Open |
| Carl Barton Park Local Park | Town or city | 176 | Open |
| The Lone Star Convention & Expo Center Local Other or Unknown | County | 87 | Unknown |
| Gene Campbell Sports Park Local Recreation Area | County | 65 | Open |
| Stewarts Creek Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 57 | Open |
| John Burge Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Montgomery Park Private Park | Not recorded | 30 | Open |
| Candy Cane Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Lake Conroe Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
32 places to go in Conroe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Conroe
Woodland Hills Lap PoolIn The Woodlands Hills Park
DirectionsWoodland Hills Lazy RiverIn The Woodlands Hills Park
DirectionsWoodland Hills Lazy RiverIn The Woodlands Hills Park
DirectionsWoodland Hills PoolIn The Woodlands Hills Park
DirectionsPlus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Conroe
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Conroe
Frisky Biscuit Dog Park
DirectionsWiggens Village Park
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Conroe
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Conroe
7 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 31 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Butlersburg0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Artesian LakereservoirBass PondreservoirCane LakeCatfish CovereservoirCountry Club LakereservoirDeer LakeGrand LakeHickory LakeHidden Creek Preserve PondpondHidden LakelakeJohnson LakesLake LorraineLake WindsorMystic PondpondNew Chapel LakelakePaddle LakelakePine LakeRound LakeRushing Springs LakelakeShadow LakelakeThe LakereservoirTwin PondsWeisinger PondpondWells PondEast Fork Crystal CreekEast Fork White Oak CreekMartin CreekRice BranchWest Fork San Jacinto RiverWest Fork White Oak CreekWhite Oak Creek
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
30Tennis
29Baseball
16Soccer
16Basketball
10Pickleball
6Tracks
4Beach volleyball
4Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Montgomery County HospitalBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Conroe
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Conroe →
Next door
Conroe and its neighbors
Conroe has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conroe | 5% | 0.7 | 25 | 54% | B+ |
| The Woodlands | 13% | 3.4 | 29 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Willis | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 44% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Conroe
Where can I hike in Conroe?
The longest trail networks: William Goodrich Jones State Forest, 18.3 miles; Carl Barton Jr Park, 2.8 miles; The Woodlands Hills Park, 1 miles; Candy Cane Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Conroe is conserved land?
5% 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 Conroe’s trails?
William Goodrich Jones State Forest and Carl Barton Jr Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Conroe?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Conroe?
48,017 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conroe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,588 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Conroe have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #127 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 Conroe 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 →