LIVING & LIFESTYLE | PARKS AND RECREATION LIVING & LIFESTYLE Parks and North Texas Trails Recreation Green Walking, running, hiking, and biking The Dallas-Fort Worth region offers a bevy Space are popular | Cedar Hill State Park of recreational opportunities with several 1 in Dallas-Fort Worth here, and we’ve Cedar Hill RECREATION AND PARKS Trinity Park lakes and state parks featuring boating, n 5 got plenty of Fishing, boating, and kayaking Fort Worth water sports, hiking trails, and options for places to explore on Joe Pool Lake n Next to the Fort Worth Zoo, along n outdoors. The mountain and road biking. The sports scene 1,200 acres with 15 miles of the banks of the Trinity River is enormously popular, as well. mountain biking trails n Annual events such as Mayfest and city of Dallas has more than 150 miles of hike n Walking trails through open fields the National Veterans Day Run and bike trails—and outside the city, where and wooded areas n Miniature Railroad urban life gives way to more pastoral pursuits, Parks and Nature Centers n More than 350 wooded Cedar Ridge Preserve n Natural surface trails for hiking, you’ll find so many more. The Katy, Santa Fe, campsites biking, and running Children's Aquarium at Fair Park n and White Rock trails are lovely paved paths, Penn Farm Agricultural History n Fishing and duck feeding Dallas Arboretum Center but if a walk (or ride) in the woods is more to Dallas World Aquarium your liking, it’s only a matter of effort. Certified Dinosaur Valley State Park Master Naturalist Bill Holston recommends Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill 3 Fort Worth Botanic Garden Cedar Ridge Preserve in South Dallas for its Fort Worth Japanese Garden wooded hills and wildlife; Dogwood Canyon Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge 4 in Cedar Hill for its hilly terrain and flowering Fossil Rim Wildlife Center trees in spring; and Oak Point Park and Nature HEARD Natural Science Museum Preserve in Plano for its creeks, ponds, and & Wildlife Sanctuary 6 White Rock Lake Park easy-to-follow routes. River Legacy Park and Science Center 2 River Legacy Park Dallas The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Arlington n 9.33-mile hike and bike trail Trinity Forest Adventure Park n 1,300 acres of forests and n Shoreline picnic areas Trinity River Audubon Center greenbelts 6 n Kayak and paddleboard rentals Trails 1 n n Audubon Society 10 miles of cross-country trails 2 Zoos n A treetop playground that looks 7 bird watching area Dallas Zoo like a giant treehouse 2 n Dallas Arboretum and Fort Worth Zoo n A canoe launch with access to up Botanical Garden to 8 miles of paddling 3 4 Rodeo n River Legacy Living Science 5 6 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Center 5 Mesquite Rodeo 9 7 Stockyards Championship Rodeo 8 10 Auto Racing 1 Texas Motor Speedway 12 11 Texas Motorplex 7 Klyde Warren Park Dallas 13 Golf n 5.2 acres downtown Arbor Hills Nature Preserve 14 PGA Tour—AT&T Byron Nelson Championship 3 n Performance pavilion, walking Plano 15 16 PGA Tour—Charles Schwab Challenge trails, dog park, children’s n 200 acres of rolling hills for exploring playground, and games area n Off-road biking trails n Free events such as book signings, Professional Sports n Picnic pavilion and kids playground Allen Americans (Minor League Hockey) group exercise, movies, music n Butterflies, birds, and other wildlife n Complexity Gaming (esports organization) Food trucks every day n Dog friendly n 1 Erwin Park Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Accessible by M-Line Trolley, DART, and D-link 2 Frisco NW Community Park Trail Dallas Griffins (Major League Rugby) Dallas Mavericks (NBA) 3 Knob Hills Dallas Rattlers (Lacrosse) 4 Arbor Hills Dallas Renegades (XFL) 5 Northshore Trail Dallas Sidekicks (Soccer) Arbor Hills 6 Katie Jackson Nature Dallas Stars (NHL) 7 Squabble Creek Dallas Wings (WNBA) Preserve 8 Rowlett Creek Preserve Envy Gaming (esports organization) Horseshoe FC Dallas (Major League Soccer) Meadowmere Park 9 Frisco Fighters (Indoor Football League) 4 Grapevine 10 Harry Moss Park Frisco RoughRiders (Minor League Baseball) n 252 acres on the shore 11 L.B. Houston Nature Trails Grand Prairie Air Hogs (Minor League Baseball) of Lake Grapevine 12 River Legacy Lone Star Brahmas (Minor League Hockey) n Sloping sandy beaches and camping 13 Oak Cliff Nature Preserve OpTic Gaming (esports organization) n Swimming, paddleboarding, Texas Elite (Women’s Football) and kayaking 14 Boulder Park Texas Legends (NBA Development League) n Large, colorful children’s 15 Big Cedar Texas Rangers (MLB) playground area 16 Goat Island Preserve 182 DALLAS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 2021 2021 DALLAS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 183.