Rio Grande Riverpark Trail System

This is a really nice trail. We accessed this trail via Mary Frances Keisling Park (has a really nice playground). There are two parking lots. The first park lot has the portapotties and the second lot is past that one. We parked at the lot straight back with the map of the trail. There are three different types of paths (paved, gravel, and dirt). We enjoyed the gravel trail. Though the water is dried up along the area we walked it’s a nice family friendly and dog friendly trail to check out. They have seating along the paved trail along with trash cans.

Beautiful trail, there are 3 ways to traverse this. The concrete path, the hard dirt path next to the concrete path, and the gravel path on top of the levy. Each path is at least 6 or 7 ft wide. People seem to understand to "stay to the right" when they are traveling either direction which is great. The entrance I used was at the Mary Francis Keisling Park. Marked parking spots are limited, but people seem to park anywhere. I'm not the type to risk a parking ticket, though. There are porta-pottys there, and a "currently, not working" water fountain. Advise to use the porta-pottys there as a last resort as they are heavily used and weathered from people and the environment. The trail entrance from this park gives you the choice of starting your activity by going either left or right on the trail. If you want to see Ostriches, you must go left. As always, please respect people's private property, and our beautiful trail system.

This is a pretty nice trail system with a lot of potential. The trail is about 8 miles long from where we started and finished. It is mostly paved. However, access is weird as there is no defined parking area for the trail. The only gripe about the trail is that it's a little overgrown and could use a crew for a day to go through and trim brush and grass back from the trail. No restrooms or playground

Google Maps directed me to someone's private house to the side of the trail. I still don't know where or if there is a trailhead and here there is no parking. I asked this nearby veterinarian for permission to park in her lot and walked the sandy river bottom from here. It was good but I'd like to find if there is public parking somewhere. Take water.

Nice area for a leisurely walk and walk your dogs. Good views of the Rio Grande. The views are always changing depending on the season.