Faulkner Park
Park
180 acres1.6 mi of trail
Faulkner Park Nature Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tyler
Tyler has 16 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Faulkner Park (1.6 mi), Rose Rudman Park (0.7 mi), Bergfeld Park (0.5 mi). 1,047 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Tyler’s land is conserved, about 1,096 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #300 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,096 acres · of 57.9 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,047 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
19 mi
15 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
12
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tyler have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tyler is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #300 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tyler’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,047 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home61% 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 53%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Tyler ranks #369 on Outdoors.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Tyler’s 3% is ahead of 65% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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 Faulkner Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bergfeld Park
Park
11 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pollard Park
Park
14 acres0.3 mi of trail
Pollard park
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Faulkner Park180 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
DirectionsRose Rudman Park44 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsBergfeld Park11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Pollard Park14 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPatriot Plaza3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSouthside Park38 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Tyler Parks & Recreation
DirectionsWoldert Park55 acres
DirectionsPeach Avenue Park43 acres
Noble E. Young Park42 acres · City of Tyler
DirectionsFun Forest Park24 acres
Golden Road Park23 acres
Goodman Park8 acres
DirectionsGassaway Park4 acres
Bois D'Arc Park4 acres
DirectionsHerndon Hills Park4 acres
T.R. Griffith Park3 acres
DirectionsLincoln Park2 acres
The Children's Park of Tyler2 acres
DirectionsOak Grove Park1 acres
Connally Heights Park1 acres
Hillside Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,096 conserved acres
3% of Tyler’s land. Who manages Tyler’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,882 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits270 ac
Local Park · 945 acConservation Easement · 761 acOther Easement · 311 acPrivate Conservation · 135 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 66 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwood Lake Local Park | Town or city | 311 | Open |
| Faulkner Local Park | Town or city | 189 | Open |
| The Cascades Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 120 | Open |
| Woldert Local Park | Town or city | 56 | Open |
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Rose Rudman Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Southside Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Noble E Young Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Fun Forest Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| South Tyler Trail Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
32 places to go in Tyler
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Tyler
Vaughn Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Tyler
Bois D'arc Park PlaygroundIn Bois D'Arc Park
DirectionsKids Kingdom PlaygroundIn Pollard Park
DirectionsPlus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tyler
DogPark
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Tyler
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Tyler
TJC Disc Golf CourseTyler Junior College
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miUnpaved · 1.8 mi
Faulkner Park Nature Trail1.2 mi
Blue Ridge Trail0.7 mi
Pollard park0.4 mi
South Tyler Trails0.1 mi
Biking & sports
19 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
15 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
2.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
115Tennis
23Baseball
13Football
11Soccer
11Basketball
10Pickleball
5Softball
2Golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →35 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 45 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Goodman-LeGrand HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itTyler Hydraulic-Fill DamStructure · listed 1977
About itCarnegie Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhitaker-McClendon HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itRamey HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itSmith County Jail, 1881Building · listed 1996
About itJohn B. and Ketura (Kettie) Douglas HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itCharnwood Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1999
About itMarvin Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthBuilding · listed 2000
About itTyler US Post Office and CourthouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itSt. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 2001
About itBlackstone BuildingBuilding · listed 2002
About it23 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tyler: April and May
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tyler →
Questions about parks and trails in Tyler
Where can I hike in Tyler?
The longest trail networks: Faulkner Park, 1.6 miles; Rose Rudman Park, 0.7 miles; Bergfeld Park, 0.5 miles; Pollard Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tyler is conserved land?
3% 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 Tyler’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Faulkner Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tyler?
19 miles of bike routes are on the map: 15 of painted or protected lanes, 1.4 of off-road paths and 2.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tyler?
4,269 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tyler or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,135 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tyler have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #300 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 Tyler 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 →