Lakeway City Park
Park
53 acres1.9 mi of trail
Lakeway City Park Foot Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Lakeway
Lakeway has 27 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Lakeway City Park (1.9 mi). 9% of Lakeway’s land is conserved, about 751 acres. 484 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #39 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
751 acres · of 12.9 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
484 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
0.8 mi lanes
Highest peak
1,083 ft
Maul Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Lakeway?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lakeway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lakeway is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #39 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lakeway’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (27 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (484 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home74% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 94%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lakeway’s 9% is ahead of 88% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
Water is 6% of Lakeway’s area (1 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Lakeway City Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lakeway Swim Center Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bee Creek Sports Complex
Park
60 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Lakeway City Park53 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
DirectionsLakeway Swim Center Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsDragon Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBee Creek Sports Complex60 acres
Porpoise Park2 acres
Liebelt Cabin Greenspace1 acres
DirectionsLakeway Heritage Center1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
751 conserved acres
9% of Lakeway’s land. Water is left out: Lakeway has 12.9 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lakeway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city599 ac
Regional agency260 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits259 ac
Joint149 ac
County58 ac
Private owners2 ac
Not recorded142 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 372 acConservation Easement · 364 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 259 acLocal Conservation Area · 140 acPrivate Conservation · 120 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Travis Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 259 | Closed |
| Schramm Ranch BCP Parcel Private Conservation | Not recorded | 120 | Open |
| Canyonlands Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 88 | Open |
| Hamilton Greenbelts Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| Lakeway City Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 52 | Restricted |
| Swim Center Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Hurst Creek Rd Greenbelt Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Lakeway Blvd Trail Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Smith Greenbelt Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Lakeway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lakeway
Emmaus Playground
DirectionsPikopye's Town - LakewayHours: Tue–Fri 9:30 am – 11:30 am, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, 4 pm – 6 pm
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Lakeway
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Lakeway
Maul Hill1,083 ft elevation
DirectionsRound Mountain1,020 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Lakeway
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.7 miUnpaved · 4.9 mi
Lakeway City Park Foot Path1.2 mi
Snot Rocket0.5 mi
Easy Listening0.3 mi
Monkey Wrench0.2 mi
Punk Rock0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
37Tennis
9Basketball
6Soccer
5Pickleball
3Beach volleyball
1Football
1Skate park
1Baseball
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 Lakeway
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 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lakeway →
Next door
Lakeway and its neighbors
Lakeway has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeway | 9% | 2.1 | 25 | 74% | A |
| Bee Cave | 27% | 1.3 | 27 | 81% | A |
| Point Venture | 100% | 2.8 | under 1 | 35% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lakeway
Where can I hike in Lakeway?
The longest trail networks: Lakeway City Park, 1.9 miles; Lakeway Swim Center Park, 0.3 miles; Dragon Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lakeway is conserved land?
9% 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 Lakeway’s trails?
Lakeway City Park and Lakeway Swim Center Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lakeway?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 1.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lakeway?
18,750 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 496 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lakeway have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #39 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 Lakeway 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 →