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QUALITY LIFE OF PARKS AND PARKS NORTH TEXAS TRAILS Walking, running, RECREATION hiking, and biking GREEN are popular The Dallas-Fort Worth region off ers a bevy CEDAR HILL STATE PARK here, and we’ve of recreational opportunities with several 1 Cedar Hill 7 5 TRINITY PARK got plenty of RECREATION AND | PARKS lakes and state parks featuring boating, Fishing, boating, and kayaking SPACE Fort Worth places to explore water sports, hiking trails, and options on Joe Pool Lake 7 Next to the Fort Worth Zoo, along the 7 for mountain and road biking. The sports 1,200 acres with 15 miles of banks of the Trinity River outdoors. The city mountain biking trails 7 Annual events such as Mayfest and of Dallas has more than 100 miles of hike and scene is enormously popular, as well. 7 IN DFW Walking trails through open the National Veterans Day Run bike trails—and outside the city, where urban 7 fi elds and wooded areas Miniature Railroad life gives way to more pastoral pursuits, you’ll PARKS AND NATURE CENTERS 7More than 350 wooded 7 Natural surface trails for hiking, campsites biking, and running fi nd so many more. The Katy, Santa Fe, and Cedar Ridge Preserve 7Penn Farm Agricultural History 7 Fishing and duck feeding White Rock trails are lovely paved paths, but if a Children's Aquarium at Fair Park Center walk (or ride) in the woods is more to your liking, Dallas Arboretum it’s only a matter of eff ort. Certifi ed Master Dallas World Aquarium Dinosaur Valley State Park 3 Naturalist Bill Holston recommends Cedar Ridge Dogwood Canyon Audubon Preserve in South Dallas for its wooded hills and Center at Cedar Hill wildlife; Dogwood Canyon in Cedar Hill for its Fort Worth Botanic Garden 4 hilly terrain and fl owering trees in spring; and Fort Worth Japanese Garden Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve in Plano for Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge its creeks, ponds, and easy-to-follow routes. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center 6 WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK HEARD Natural Science Dallas RIVER LEGACY PARK 7 9.33-mile hike and bike trail Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary 2 TRAILS Arlington 7 Shoreline picnic areas River Legacy Park and Science Center 7 1,300 acres of forests and 7 Kayak and paddleboard rentals The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden greenbelts 6 7 Audubon Society bird watching area 1 Trinity Forest Adventure Park 7 7 10 miles of cross-country trails Dallas Arboretum and 2 Trinity River Audubon Center 7 A treetop playground that looks Botanical Garden like a giant treehouse 2 7 ZOOS 7 A canoe launch with access to up to 8 miles of paddling Dallas Zoo 3 7 River Legacy Living Science 4 Fort Worth Zoo 5 Center 5 6 RODEO 9 7 8 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo 10 Mesquite Rodeo Stockyards Championship Rodeo 1 7 KLYDE WARREN PARK 12 11 Dallas 7 AUTO RACING 5.2 acres downtown 13 7 Performance pavilion, walking trails, Texas Motor Speedway ARBOR HILLS NATURE PRESERVE 14 3 dog park, children’s playground, and 15 Texas Motorplex Plano games area 16 7 200 acres of rolling hills for 7 Free events such as book signings, GOLF exploring group exercise, movies, music, and 7 Off -road biking trails more PGA Tour—AT&T Byron Nelson Championship 7 Picnic pavilion and kids 7 Food trucks every day PGA Tour—Fort Worth Invitational playground 7 Accessible by M-Line Trolley, DART, 1 Erwin Park 7 Butterfl ies, birds, and other SOURCE: DRC Research and D-link 2 Frisco NW Community Park Trail PROFESSIONAL SPORTS wildlife 3 Knob Hills 7 Dog friendly PHOTO: CITY OF PLANO Allen Americans (Minor League Hockey) 4 Arbor Hills compLexity Gaming (esports organization) 5 Northshore Trail Dallas Cowboys (NFL) ARBOR HILLS Dallas Griffi ns (Major League Rugby) NATURE PRESERVE 6 Katie Jackson Dallas Mavericks (NBA) 7 Squabble Creek Dallas Rattlers (Lacrosse) Dallas Sidekicks (Soccer) 8 Rowlett Creek Preserve Dallas Stars (NHL) 9 Horseshoe Dallas Wings (WNBA) 4 MEADOWMERE PARK 10 Harry Moss Park FC Dallas (Major League Soccer) Grapevine Frisco RoughRiders (Minor League Baseball) 7 252 acres on the shore of Lake 11 L.B. Houston Nature Trails Grand Prairie Air Hogs (Minor League Baseball) Grapevine 12 River Legacy OpTic Gaming (esports organization) 7 Sloping sandy beaches and Team Envy (esports organization) camping 13 Oak Cliff Nature Preserve Texas Elite (Women’s Football) 7 Swimming, paddleboarding, and 14 Boulder Park Texas Legends (NBA Development League) kayaking 15 Big Cedar Texas Rangers (MLB) 7 Large, colorful children’s Texas Tornado (Minor League Hockey) playground area 16 Goat Island Preserve 176 DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 2019 2019 DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 177.