Bringle Lake Park
Managed by City of Texarkana
200 acres1.9 mi of trail
Bringle Lake Wilderness TrailBringle Lake Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Texarkana
Texarkana has 534 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Bringle Lake Park (1.9 mi), Texarkana College Park (0.5 mi). 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Texarkana, 0.1 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #352 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
476 acres · of 32.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
534 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
11
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Texarkana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Texarkana is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #352 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Texarkana’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (534 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home51% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 45%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Texarkana’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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 Bringle Lake Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grady T. Wallace Park
Park
74 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Bringle Lake Park200 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · City of Texarkana
DirectionsTexarkana College Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsSpring Lake Park144 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSheppard Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGrady T. Wallace Park74 acres
William Karrh Memorial Park22 acres · Texarkana Parks & Recreation
DirectionsBeverly Park5 acres · Texarkana Parks & Recreation
Bell Park5 acres · Texarkana Parks & Recreation
Ferguson Park4 acres
DirectionsFindley Park4 acres · Texarkana Parks & Recreation
DirectionsSouthwest Center Park4 acres
DirectionsScott Joplin Park3 acres · Texarkana Parks & Recreation
DirectionsKidtopia Park3 acres
DirectionsGrandview Park2 acres
Lee Park1 acres
Who protects it
476 conserved acres
2% of Texarkana’s land. Who manages Texarkana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city871 ac
Joint35 ac
Conservation Easement · 455 acLocal Park · 434 acOther Easement · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bringle Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 157 | Open |
| Spring Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 151 | Open |
| Grady T. Wallace Park Local Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Karrh Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| South West Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Beverly Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Findley Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ferguson Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Scott Joplin Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bell Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
35 places to go in Texarkana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Texarkana
SwingsIn Spring Lake Park
DirectionsPlus 28 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Texarkana
Kylee Sullivan Dog ParkIn Spring Lake Park
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Texarkana
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Texarkana
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.5 mi
Bringle Lake Wilderness Trail1.7 mi
Sister Damian Murphy Trail0.3 mi
Bringle Lake Boardwalk0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
49Tennis
23Baseball
11Golf
5Football
5Basketball
5Beach volleyball
3Soccer
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 21 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Offenhauser Insurance BuildingBuilding · listed 1971
About itDraughn-Moore HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itSaenger TheaterBuilding · listed 1978
About itHotel McCartneyBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhitaker HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itRialto BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itEarl-Rochelle HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itTexarkana Junior College and Texas High SchoolPlace · listed 2014
About itHotel GrimBuilding · listed 2016
About itTexarkana National BankBuilding · listed 2021
About itTexarkana National Bank (Motor Bank and Parking Garage)Building · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Texarkana
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Texarkana →
Next door
Texarkana and its neighbors
Texarkana has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana | 2% | 0.1 | 15 | 51% | C+ |
| Wake Village | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 83% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Texarkana
Where can I hike in Texarkana?
The longest trail networks: Bringle Lake Park, 1.9 miles; Texarkana College Park, 0.5 miles; Spring Lake Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Texarkana is conserved land?
2% 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 Texarkana’s trails?
Bringle Lake Park and Texarkana College Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Texarkana?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Texarkana?
12,888 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Texarkana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 535 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Texarkana have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #352 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 Texarkana 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 →