Best places: Parks in McAllen, United States

Community park with ponds, trails, ball fields & picnicking, plus the World Birding Center.

👍👍 Excellent trail for walks, runs, or biking. The day we went out to bike ride, there was also an adorable farmer’s market with local vendors offering handmade goods, food, drinks & live music. It is a great little family friendly area.

230-acre wetlands space attracting many birds, including endangered & colorful coastal species.

Family-oriented park on 19 acres offers picnicking, a fitness trail, merry-go-rounds & play areas.

In addition to a jogging trail & athletic fields, this low-key park offers a small pond & pier.

Park featuring a playground, a sand volleyball court & a large BBQ pavilion with restrooms.

Neighborhood park offering a swimming pool & splash pad, tree-shaded trails & ample green space.

👍👍 Not even sure if it is still open, but this place was great. You could rent the pool for a party. Very secluded behind Valley Nature Center on the East side of Gibson Park. 08/22. Pool is gone. They filled it in with dirt. Park is a great park, but every kid should have a pool to swim. 11...

Popular birding destination with a viewing tower, bird blinds, trails & a bilingual exhibit hall.

👍👍 Loved this stop to let the kids get out and get wet and run around. There's a pizza hut close by so we did a carry out order and grabbed a picnic table. Just make sure u bring water. Restrooms were clean

More than 200 species of wild butterflies in a 100-acre habitat with trails, gardens & a pavilion.

The 37-acre green space houses a softball complex & playground, plus picnic areas & 4 BBQ pavilions.

👍 Size of this splash pad is pretty big. The only thing missing is a few more benches. Other than that, my kids loved it!

👍👍 This park has multiple amenities; A soccer field, A Baseball field, Basketball Court, A Huge Pavilion, Barbecue pits and Tables. Plenty of paved roads for bicycle riders and well keep grounds. A good place to introduce kids to fishing or just enjoy the outdoors. No entrance fee and it is located a...

👍👍 Los Encinos is the best park in McAllen. Its great for soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, swimming, or just talking a walk around the trail. It's also in a friendly, lively neighborhood. Often you hear the ice cream truck and panadero making their routes. You can smell the carne asada...

Green space with a playground, picnic shelters & BBQ pits, plus a volleyball court & jogging trails.

Park featuring soccer & softball fields, tennis courts, a play structure & a paved walking trail.

27-acre site with baseball & soccer fields, picnic facilities, a playground & an outdoor pool.

👍 This park is lovely! Dog friendly and super clean. The trails are well marked and enjoyable. I've never seen so many cacti! There are paved and dirt trails. Bathrooms in the beginning of the trail. Mid afternoon very quiet. By 530 it get busier but everyone is very friendly. Wish there were fountain...

👍👍 Big and well kept park. It has several little playgrounds and even a Small pond with ducks. Plenty of picnic tables with grills