Bob Jones Park
Park
186 acres5 mi of trail
Bluebird TrailWhite-Tailed Deer TrailTail to Lake
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
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Outdoors in Southlake
Southlake has 42 miles of mapped trails, 1.9 for every square mile of land
12% of Southlake’s land is conserved, about 1,682 acres. 1,423 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Bob Jones Park (5 mi), Trophy Club Park (2.9 mi), Bicentennial Park (2 mi).
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #26 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
1,682 acres · of 21.8 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,423 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Southlake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Southlake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southlake is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #26 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 Southlake’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (42 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,423 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13A−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 91%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 96%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Southlake’s 12% is ahead of 91% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Bob Jones Park, with 5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trophy Club Park
Park
138 acres2.9 mi of trail
Whitetail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Carroll Elementary Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
The Cliffs Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 20 parks & preserves
Bob Jones Park186 acres · 5 mi of trail
DirectionsTrophy Club Park138 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
DirectionsBicentennial Park80 acres · 2 mi of trail
DirectionsLonesome Dove Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCarroll Elementary Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsGateway Park13 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsKoalaty Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Cliffs Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Rustin Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Park22 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Southlake
DirectionsLiberty Park at Sheltonwood17 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsNoble Oaks Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsChesapeake Park18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRoyal and Annie Smith Park12 acres
DirectionsMeadowmere Park10 acres
DirectionsOak Pointe Park9 acres
The Preserve8 acres
McPherson Park4 acres
DirectionsSummit Park2 acres
DirectionsCentral Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,682 conserved acres
12% of Southlake’s land. Who manages Southlake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,186 ac
Town or city1,172 ac
Private owners28 ac
Joint25 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 1,106 acRecreation Management Area · 1,088 acConservation Easement · 607 acLocal Park · 583 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 45 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 74 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,088 | Open |
| Bob Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 248 | Open |
| Bicentennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Meadowmere Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Liberty Park At Sheltonwood Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Southlake Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Gateway Lakes Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
30 places to go in Southlake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Southlake
Bent Creek Park
DirectionsPlus 26 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Southlake
Boo Boo's Buddies Dog Park at Bob Jones ParkIn Bob Jones Park
DirectionsCampgrounds in Southlake
Camp Burnett
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Southlake
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.0 miHorses · 17.4 miUnpaved · 18.1 mi
Whitetail Trail1.6 mi
Tail to Lake0.8 mi
Bluebird Trail0.5 mi
White-Tailed Deer Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
56Tennis
20Baseball
16Soccer
13Basketball
9Football
3Softball
2Tracks
2Beach 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 Southlake
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 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
July is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Southlake →
Next door
Southlake and its neighbors
Southlake has the most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southlake | 12% | 1.9 | 46 | 74% | A |
| Grapevine | 25% | 1.1 | 57 | 98% | A+ |
| Colleyville | 3% | 0.4 | 10 | 83% | B |
| Keller | 4% | 0.4 | 10 | 83% | B |
| Westlake | under 1% | 1.9 | 18 | 85% | B |
| Trophy Club | 6% | 3.2 | 13 | 98% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Southlake
Where can I hike in Southlake?
The longest trail networks: Bob Jones Park, 5 miles; Trophy Club Park, 2.9 miles; Bicentennial Park, 2 miles; Lonesome Dove Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Southlake is conserved land?
12% 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 Southlake’s trails?
Bob Jones Park and Trophy Club Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Southlake?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Southlake?
24,895 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southlake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,433 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Southlake have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 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 Southlake 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 →