These are the parks thicket knows about in Hays — the big ones you already know, and the pocket parks, greenways and trailheads two streets over that you probably do not.
- Anita Reyes Park
- Anthem Tract
- Augusta Park
- Belterra Recreation Center
- Bicentennial Park
- Blanco Shoals Natural Area
- Blanco Vista Neighborhood Park
- Blue Hole Regional Park
- Bradfield Village Park
- Charro Ranch Park
- Childrens Park
- City Park
- Conway Park
- Corner Park
- Corner Park
- Cottonwood Creek Park
- Cypress Creek Nature Preserve
- Diamond
- Dog Park: Iconic
- Dripping Springs Ranch Park
- Dunbar Park
- Fergus Park
- Field of Dreams
- Five Mile Dam Park
- Founders Memorial Park
- Franklin Square Park
- Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Nature Preserve
- Green Meadows Park
- Gregg-Clarke Park
- H.E.B Park
- Harvest Park
- Headwaters Central
- Heroes Memorial Park
- Hidden Park
- Historic Stagecoach Park
- Jacob's Well Natural Area
- Jaycees Park
- John Stokes Park
- Karst Canyon Preserve
- Kenneth M. Copeland Memorial Park
- Kirby Park
- Kissing Tree Community and Fitness Center
- La Verde Park
- Lake Kyle Park
- Little Bear Creek Management Unit
- Martha Knies Community Park
- Mary Kyle Hartson Park
- McNaughton Park
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
- Memorial Park
- Oak Park & Welcome Center
- Old Baldy Park
- Onion Creek Management Unit
- Patsy Glenn Refuge
- Paul Peña Park
- Plum Creek Kyle Park
- Prospect Park
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- Ramon Lucio Park
- Randall W Vetter Park
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area
- Rio Vista Park
- River Oaks Ranch Park
- River Ridge Park
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center
- San Marcos City Park
- San Marcos Plaza Park
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area
- Sewell Park
- Shadow Creek
- Spring Lake
- Steeplechase Park
- Stoneridge Park
- Sunrise Park
- Swift Memorial Park
- Tejas Park
- The Dripping Springs Sports & Recreation Park
- Veramendi Park
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza
- Veteran's Park
- Veteran's Plaza
- Victory Gardens Park
- Waterleaf Park
- William And Eleanor Crook River Park
- Willow Springs Park