Cypress Creek Park at Timber Lane
Park
111 acres3.9 mi of trail
Looping StarshipThunder RiverGreased LightningSerpent+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel · Photo: AggiePV · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Spring
18% of Spring’s land is conserved: 2,549 acres
24 miles of mapped trail cross Spring, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Cypress Creek Park at Timber Lane (3.9 mi), Bibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park (2.6 mi), Hermann Little Park (1.3 mi). 2,339 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #29 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
2,549 acres · of 22.5 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,339 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
21 mi
21 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Spring?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spring have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #29 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spring’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,339 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks 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 90%
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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 Spring’s 18% is ahead of 94% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% 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 Cypress Creek Park at Timber Lane, with 3.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park
Managed by Harris County Precinct 4
419 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Cypress Creek Park at Timber Lane111 acres · 3.9 mi of trail
DirectionsBibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park419 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · Harris County Precinct 4
DirectionsHermann Little Park37 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTimber Lane Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDennis Johnston Park41 acres
DirectionsBayer Park33 acres
DirectionsSandpiper Park15 acres
Community Recreation Area6 acres
Liberty Park4 acres
Northwood Pines Park3 acres
Southwell Park3 acres
Charlie Gant Park2 acres
Who protects it
2,549 conserved acres
18% of Spring’s land. Who manages Spring’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County5,088 ac
Joint139 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Regional agency1 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,586 acLocal Park · 1,173 acRecreation or Education Easement · 958 acLocal Recreation Area · 957 acLocal Conservation Area · 555 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypresswood Golf Course Local Recreation Area | County | 818 | Open |
| John Pundt Park Local Park | County | 414 | Open |
| Cypress Creek Park Project Site 8 Local Park | County | 315 | Open |
| Creek Course Local Park | County | 241 | Open |
| Rice Tract Local Conservation Area | County | 233 | Restricted |
| Stahl Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 169 | Open |
| Spring Creek Greenway Local Recreation Area | County | 139 | Open |
| Carter Tract Local Conservation Area | County | 121 | Restricted |
| Cypress Creek Park Project Site 6 Local Park | County | 75 | Open |
| Pine Tree Park Local Park | County | 46 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Spring
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Spring
Hurricane Bay
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Spring
Northwood Pines Community PlaygroundIn Northwood Pines Park
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Spring
Bibi and Mini-Me Bush Dog ParkIn Bibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park
DirectionsScenic views in Spring
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Excaliber0.6 mi
Looping Starship0.5 mi
Thunder River0.4 mi
Greased Lightning0.2 mi
Serpent0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
21 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
21 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
11Tennis
5Football
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Golf
1Beach volleyball
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 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Wunsche Bros. Saloon and HotelBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Spring
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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spring →
Next door
Spring and its neighbors
Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 18% | 1.1 | 34 | 82% | A |
| Houston | 11% | 0.7 | 12 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring
Where can I hike in Spring?
The longest trail networks: Cypress Creek Park at Timber Lane, 3.9 miles; Bibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park, 2.6 miles; Hermann Little Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spring is conserved land?
18% 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 Spring’s trails?
Cypress Creek Park at Timber Lane and Bibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spring?
21 miles of bike routes are on the map: 21 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Spring?
13,584 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,435 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Spring 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 →