The best parks & outdoor spots in Abilene

6 places we’ve checked and would send a neighbor to. Open any one to read what we wrote about it.

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Everyone Eats Farm (opens in a new tab)

1158 Barrow St

Everyone Eats Farm grows seasonal produce, herbs, and flowers using simple regenerative practices, plus goat-milk soap and skincare. Their…

Everyone Eats Farm grows seasonal produce, herbs, and flowers using simple regenerative practices, plus goat-milk soap and skincare. Their Community Farm Box and roaming Chicken Chuckwagon keep West Central Texas fed, so your grocery run can double as a neighborly good deed.

From the Abilene newsletter, October 22, 2026

Arthur Sears Park (opens in a new tab)

2250 Ambler Ave

Park offering baseball/softball fields, picnic areas & a playground, plus a creek & walking path.

Park offering baseball/softball fields, picnic areas & a playground, plus a creek & walking path.

Grover Nelson Park (opens in a new tab)

2070 Zoo Ln

City park with a playground, picnic areas, a zoo, splash pad, fishing pond, and dog park.

City park with a playground, picnic areas, a zoo, splash pad, fishing pond, and dog park.

Scarborough Park (opens in a new tab)

5402 Hartford St

City park featuring a splash pad, picnic tables, and playground, as well as baseball and basketball courts.

City park featuring a splash pad, picnic tables, and playground, as well as baseball and basketball courts.

Redbud Park (opens in a new tab)

3125 S 32nd St

Park with athletic fields, playground & picnic tables, plus fitness trails & a prairie dog preserve.

Park with athletic fields, playground & picnic tables, plus fitness trails & a prairie dog preserve.

Red Bud Splash Pad (opens in a new tab)

3125 S 32nd St

Kid-friendly park with a splash pad and a playground, plus picnic tables.

Kid-friendly park with a splash pad and a playground, plus picnic tables.