Frontier Park
Managed by City of Prosper
79 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Prosper
Prosper has 468 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Frontier Park (1.6 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Prosper, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #296 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
213 acres · of 25.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
468 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
44 mi
44 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Prosper?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Prosper have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prosper is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #296 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 Prosper’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (468 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% 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 45%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 54%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Prosper’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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 Frontier Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
The Lagoon
Park
57 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Towne Lake Park
Park
72 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Raymond Community Park
Managed by City of Prosper
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Frontier Park79 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · City of Prosper
DirectionsThe Lagoon57 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Towne Lake Park72 acres
Raymond Community Park56 acres · City of Prosper
Pecan Grove Park22 acres
Folsom Park19 acres
Jamison Park7 acres
Willow Ridge Park2 acres
Who protects it
213 conserved acres
1% of Prosper’s land. Who manages Prosper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city394 ac
Local Park · 191 acConservation Easement · 179 acLocal Conservation Area · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acRecreation or Education Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Park Local Park | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| Whitley Place Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Pecan Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Cedar Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Folsom Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Town Lake Park (Whispering Farms) Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Eagles Landing Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Prairie Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Windsong Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Prosper
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Prosper
2nd-4th Grade Playground
DirectionsBrooke Hollow Community Playground
DirectionsFolsom PlaygroundIn Folsom Park
DirectionsKindergarden-1st Grade Playground
DirectionsLa Cima Red PlaygroundIn Pecan Grove Park
DirectionsWillow Ridge Playground
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
44 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
44 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
50Tennis
31Soccer
20Baseball
9Football
6Basketball
4Softball
3Tracks
2Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Prosper
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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
July is the driest month (2.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Prosper →
Next door
Prosper and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper | 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 88% | B− |
| Celina | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 52% | C− |
| McKinney | 7% | 0.9 | 15 | 88% | A− |
| Savannah | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Frisco | 5% | 1.4 | 11 | 98% | A− |
| Little Elm | 54% | 0.8 | 44 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prosper
Where can I hike in Prosper?
The longest trail networks: Frontier Park, 1.6 miles; The Lagoon, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Prosper 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 Prosper’s trails?
Frontier Park and The Lagoon don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Prosper?
44 miles of bike routes are on the map: 44 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Prosper?
21,797 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prosper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 468 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prosper have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #296 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 Prosper 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 →