TYLER 1ST UPDATE
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  • Home
  • About
  • Implementation Status
    • Downtown
    • North End Revitalization
    • Historic Preservation
    • Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
    • Housing, Neighborhoods, and Community Identity
    • Business and Economy
    • Transportation
    • Public Facilities
    • Education
  • FACTS AND FIGURES
    • General
    • TRANSPORTATION
    • PARKS AND RECREATION
    • Historic Preservation
    • HOUSING AND NORTH END REVITALIZATION
    • Public Facilities
    • Downtown
    • Education
  • Community Survey
  • Contact
TYLER 1ST UPDATE

NATURAL RESOURCES, OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND RECREATION

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WATER RESOURCES
MAJOR WATERSHEDS RADIATE FROM DOWNTOWN
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LAKES
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LAKE TYLER AND TYLER EAST
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LAKE PALESTINE
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BELLWOOD LAKE
CITY PARK AND OPEN SPACE SYSTEM (2010)
TOTAL SYSTEM ACREAGE:
ACRES
...WHICH EQUATES TO
ACRES PER 1,000 RESIDENTS
RECREATION FACILITIES (2012)
Tyler exceeds National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standards for a city of 100,000 in the number of baseball fields, soccer fields, and playgrounds.
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TENNIS COURTS
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BASEBALL FIELDS
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BASKETBALL COURTS
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  • 9 Softball Fields
  • 3 Football Fields
  • 12 Soccer Fields
  • 22 Playgrounds
  • 1 Swimming Pool
  • 2 Disc Golf Courses
  • 1 Model Airplane/RC Park
  • 2 Fishing Ponds
  • 1 Skate Park
  • 1 Amphitheater
  • 2 Spraygrounds
  • Glass Recreation Center
  • Senior Citizens Center
  • Harvey Convention Center (30,000 sq. ft.)
REGIONAL RESOURCES:
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LINDSEY PARK
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CALDWELL ZOO
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TYLER STATE PARK
TRAILS SYSTEM:
  • Multi-purpose trails are located in Rose Rudman Park, Southside Park, Legacy Trail, Lindsey Park and Faulkner Park.
  • Plans have been made to add trails in the Black Fork Creek Greenbelt, South Tyler Trail Extension to Faulkner Park, The Missouri/Pacific Railroad right-of-way is also being looked at for a multi-purpose trail.

wHAT DOES IT MEAN?

  • Tyler’s developed park acreage of 7 acres per 1,000 residents is slightly below average for a city of its size.
  • Tyler has fewer Neighborhood Parks, Community Parks, and Regional Parks than recommended by national recreation organizations.
  • Parks generally are not distributed equally around the city.
  • Public trail systems are limited in extent.
  • 60% of respondents to the 2010-2020 Master Plan survey were satisfied or very satisfied with the number and quality of recreational facilities.
  • Smith County is home to one of the most visited state parks in Texas. Tyler State Park encompasses 985 heavily-wooded acres surrounding a 64-acre spring-fed lake.
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