Anna's Parks Advisory Board Keeps Watch Over the Green Spaces Shaping a Growing City
Anna's Parks Advisory Board meets publicly to guide parks, trails, and green-space decisions as the city grows. Here's what that means for residents.
Outdoors
The latest outdoors articles and stories from Anna.
The Best Parks in Anna, TX
A local guide to the best public parks in Anna, TX — from splash pads and disc golf to dog parks, historic depots, and trails.
A Course, a Disc, and No Registration Required: Disc Golf Comes Easy at Slayter Creek Park
Anna's Slayter Creek Park offers open-play disc golf with free disc borrowing — no sign-up needed, just show up and play.
A Course, Some Discs, and a Patch of Sky: Slayter Creek Park's Disc Golf Draws Anna Neighbors Outside
Slayter Creek Park's public disc golf course offers Anna residents a free, welcoming outdoor activity — no equipment required.
Free and Open All Summer: How Slayter Creek Splash Pad Became Anna's Backyard Gathering Place
Slayter Creek Splash Pad is open and free all season at Anna's flagship park, giving families a cool, community-centered escape.
Slayter Creek Splash Pad Is Open Through Summer — What Anna Families Need to Know
The Slayter Creek Splash Pad runs Tuesday–Sunday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. through end of summer 2026. Here are the hours, location, and one day to avoid.
A Guided Walk Through Slayter Creek Park Puts Anna's Natural World Within Reach
A Texas Master Naturalist leads a guided nature walk at Slayter Creek Park, inviting Anna residents to discover what's growing and living in their backyard.
Free Disc Golf Day at Slayter Creek Park Kicks Off August 1
Anna hosts a free National Disc Golf Day at Slayter Creek Park on Aug. 1, 9–11 AM. No registration needed; loaner discs available.
From Pickleball to Nature Walks: Anna's Summer Recreation Programs Still Have Weeks Left
Anna's city-run summer programs — free pickleball clinics, guided nature walks, and more — run through August. Here's what's still on the calendar.
Anna's Parks, Trails, and Outdoor Life: A Local Guide to Slayter Creek and Natural Springs
From the splash pad and skate park at Slayter Creek to the quiet spring-fed ponds at Natural Springs Park, here is how to spend time outdoors in Anna, Texas.
A Month-by-Month Yard Calendar for Anna's Black Gumbo Clay
Anna's expansive Blackland Prairie clay treats a lawn and a foundation as the same problem, and the city's watering ordinance sets real limits on when you can do anything about it. A month-by-month calendar for keeping a yard alive on gumbo soil without running afoul of the rules.
One Town, Several Parks: How to Read Anna's Growing Trail and Park System
Anna's parks each do a different job — the athletic hub at Slayter Creek, the quiet pond at Natural Springs, the all-inclusive playground at Johnson Park, and the heritage green downtown. A practical map of the system, its trails, and the events that fill it.