Westside Park
Park
48 acres0.8 mi of trail
Backbone Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marble Falls
Marble Falls has 143 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Westside Park (0.8 mi). 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Marble Falls’ land is conserved, about 112 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #281 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
112 acres · of 16.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
143 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Marble Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marble Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marble Falls is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #281 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marble Falls’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (143 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home82% 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 48%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 56%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marble Falls’ 1% is ahead of 37% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Westside Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Johnson Park
Managed by The City of Marble Falls
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Backbone Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
The Greens Soccer Complex
Managed by The City of Marble Falls
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Westside Park48 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Johnson Park22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · The City of Marble Falls
DirectionsLakeside Park17 acres
DirectionsThe Greens Soccer Complex9 acres · The City of Marble Falls
Rotary Park Ball Fields4 acres
Pecan Valley Park3 acres
VFW Park Baseball Field2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
112 conserved acres
1% of Marble Falls’ land. Who manages Marble Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city220 ac
Conservation Easement · 118 acLocal Park · 102 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childers Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Westside Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Park View Park Site Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Greens Soccer Field Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Vfw Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hays Addition Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Whitman Branch Greenbelt Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Andrea'S Pass Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Marble Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Marble Falls
Marble Falls public poolIn Lakeside Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Marble Falls
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Marble Falls
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Backbone Creek Trail1.0 mi
Avenue D0.2 mi
Avenue Q0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
7Baseball
3Soccer
2Softball
2Football
1Equestrian
1Skate park
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 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Roper HotelBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Marble Falls
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 | 80 | 87 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 71 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marble Falls →
Next door
Marble Falls and its neighbors
Marble Falls has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 1% | 0.2 | 18 | 82% | B− |
| Meadowlakes | under 1% | 6.3 | 1 | 98% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marble Falls
Where can I hike in Marble Falls?
The longest trail networks: Westside Park, 0.8 miles; Johnson Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marble Falls is conserved land?
1% 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 Marble Falls’ trails?
Westside Park and Johnson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marble Falls?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Marble Falls?
4,382 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marble Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 157 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marble Falls have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #281 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 Marble Falls 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 →