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City of Irving Mission Statement The City of Irving will respect, value and respond to the dynamic needs of our residents, businesses and visitors. Working in partnership with our community, Irving will become the city of choice as people elect to live, work and do business in our safe, healthy and vital neighborhoods.

Parks and Recreation Mission Statement To continuously improve the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life through excellence in customer service, creative recreational programs, innovative facility design, excellence in maintenance of parks and city beautiďŹ cation.

Table of Contents General Information Helpful Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Trail Trivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Area Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Park Legend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Park Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Campión Trails Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1/4-mile Marker Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Campión Trails Master Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 T.W. Richardson Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Keenan’s Crossing Trail Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spring Trail Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bird’s Fort Trail Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 California Crossing Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Twin Wells Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mountain Creek Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Community Parks Centennial Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cimarron Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mustang Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Northwest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Running Bear Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Delaware Creek at Senter Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Victoria Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Neighborhood Parks Champions Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hurwitz Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Lively Park Jogging Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Nichols Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 North Lake Ranch Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Rose Meadows Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sally B. Elliott Elementary School Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Shady Grove Trail Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sunrise Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Thomas Jefferson Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Towne Lake Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Wyche Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

General Information

Helpful Numbers Area Map Park Legend Park Regulations

Campi贸n Trails Community Parks

Neighborhood Parks

Helpful Numbers IRVING PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 825 W. Irving Blvd. Irving, TX 75060 972.721.2501 972.721.2658 fax Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Trail Trivia Longest trail – Mountain Creek Preserve and Bird’s Fort Trail Park, both at 1.5 miles

WEB SITE

www.ci.irving.tx.us/ParksRec

Austin Recreation Center 825 E. Union Bower Road 972.721.2659 Cimarron Park Recreation Center 201 Red River Trail 972.910.0702 Heritage Senior Center 200 S. Jefferson St. 972.721.2496 Heritage Aquatic Center 972.721.7310 Houston Recreation Center 3033 Country Club Drive 972.721.2670 Lamar Recreation Center 219 Crandall Road 972.721.2478 Lee Park Recreation Center 3000 Pamela Drive 972.721.2508 Lee Pool 972.721.2585 Lively Pointe 909 N. O’Connor Road 972.721.8090

Lively Pool 972.721.2597 Therapeutic Program 972.721.8098 Northwest Park Recreation Center 2800 Cheyenne St. 972.721.2529

Two canoe launches – T.W. Richardson Grove and Mountain Creek Preserve

Shortest trail – Hurwitz and Rose Meadows parks, both at 1/4 mile

Northwest Pool 972.721.2609 Mustang Park Recreation Center 2223 Kinwest Parkway 972.556.1334 Senter Park Recreation Center 901 S. Senter St. 972.721.2641 Senter Pool 972.721.2638 Southwest Pool 2800 Shady Grove Road 972.721.2408

Lively Park Jogging Trail is the only cinder trail in the city.

Campión Trails will be 22 miles long when completed.

West Park Recreation Center 530 Davis Drive 972.721.2519 West Pool 972.721.2325 general information | 1

Area Map

PARK LEGEND

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Park Regulations Trail hours are from 5 a.m. to midnight. Leash law in effect at all parks. Pick up pet litter. No motorized vehicles allowed on trails. No bicycles allowed on trails at Northwest and Lively parks. Do not damage or remove any vegetation without Irving Parks and Recreation Department approval. Trails may be closed for maintenance at various times.

Bicycle Safety and Courtesy Information Stay to the right except when passing. Travel at posted speed in a consistent and predictable manner. Always look ahead and behind for passing. Pass slower traffic on their left; yield to oncoming traffic when passing. Give verbal and clear warning signals before passing on left. Keep all pets on a short leash. Move off the trail when stopped to allow others to pass. Yield to other users when entering and crossing the trail. Use a light and reflectors after dusk and before dawn. Use hand signals to tell others what you intend to do.

Spring Trail Park along Campión Trails may be closed for equestrian events. No swimming allowed in the Trinity River or various park ponds.

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Keenan’s Crossing Trail Park Spring Trail Park Bird’s Fort Trail Park

General Information

T.W. Richardson Grove

California Crossing Park Twin Wells Park Campión Trails

Mountain Creek Preserve

Community Parks Neighborhood Parks

PARK LEGEND

Bicycling

Jogging

Skating

Restrooms

Portable Restrooms

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Emergency Phone

Introduction

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Campión Trails is a maﬆer-planned, 22-mile greenbelt along the Elm Fork and Weﬆ Fork of the Trinity River. e maﬆer plan was approved in 1995 and the project was initiated in 1996. ere have been incremental expansions of the 12-footwide concrete primary trail each year. ere are two segments of Campión Trails open to the public at this time. ere are ﬁve miles available in the Elm Fork section (north section) and two miles available in the Weﬆ Fork section (south section). Residents approved $5 million in development funding for Campión Trails in the 1999 Bond Program. Plans are under way to extend the primary trail and expand the recreation opportunities available along Campión Trails. Campión Trails is Irving’s initiative to develop a local greenbelt trail that will connect to the regional trail syﬆem linking all cities within the Metroplex.

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T.W. Richardson Grove – .5 mile

Keenan’s Crossing Trail Park – 1.42 miles Spring Trail Park – .9 mile Bird’s Fort Trail Park – 1.5 miles California Crossing Park – .33 mile

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Trails currently available

North Section – 4.65 miles

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South Section – 2.5 miles Twin Wells Park – 1.0 mile

Mountain Creek Preserve – 1.5 miles

Campión Trails 1/4-mile marker There are four different marker colors (pictured at right): red, yellow, blue and green. When you begin on a speciﬁc color, each time you pass that same color consecutively, you have traveled one mile. Example: You begin on a red marker. For each red marker you pass, you have traveled one mile.

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T.W. Richardson Grove 333 East Interstate 635

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½-mile trail 1. Parking area. 2. Group pavilion with six tables. 3. Two small shelters with two tables and a cooking grill. One shelter is lighted. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted).

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5. Portable restrooms. 6. Canoe launch at riverside. 7. River overlook seating. Total acreage: 14.60.

T.W. Richardson Grove • 333 East Interstate 635

Keenan’s Crossing Trail Park East Interstate 635 ��

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In 1842, omas and Sarah Keenan settled this area as members of the Peters Colony. eir location, adjacent to the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, became known to travelers of the Bird’s Fort Trail as “Keenan’s Crossing.” is was due to the ease at which travelers could cross the river here, as well as a common point along the trail. After the death of their 2-monthold son in 1843, the Keenan’s established one of the earliest cemeteries in present day Dallas County. It’s very near the crossing in today’s Farmers Branch. en, using their log cabin, they also established the area’s ﬁrst Baptist Church, Union Baptist, in 1846. Eventually Keenan’s Crossing would become the location of a bridge and road. e pilings of that ﬁrst bridge are still visible today on the north side of Interstate 635 in the Trinity River.

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Total acreage: 81.29.

Keenan’s Crossing Trail Park • East Interstae 635

amenities

1. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 2. Pecan tree river overlook. 3. Trail bridge.

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Spring Trail Park 5964 Riverside Drive �� Connects with Keenan’s Crossing

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0.9-mile trail 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Parking area. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). Portable restrooms. Trailhead and entryway feature. Commemorative kiosk at the trail conﬂuence. 6. Parks and Recreation Las Colinas service center.

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7. Irving Police Department north substation. 8. Las Colinas canal. Total acreage: 82.40.

Spring Trail Park • 5964 Riverside Drive

Bird’s Fort Trail Park 5756 Riverside Drive

Connects with Spring Trail Park

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To protect new settlements in the Republic of Texas, General Edward Tarrant (namesake for Tarrant County) commissioned Major Jonathan Bird to construct a fort near Caddo Village on the West Fork of the Trinity River. e location of the new Fort Bird would be on Caloway Lake, a now privately owned lake in today’s Arlington, Texas. Upon completion of this new fort, Major Bird and his crew of 36 volunteers blazed a wagon trail back to the old Fort Inglish, creating the Bird’s Fort Trail. Fort Bird became the ﬁrst oﬃcial settlement in today’s Tarrant County.

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General Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas, traveled the Bird’s Fort Trail in the summer of 1843 to Grape Vine Spring. ere his oﬃcers negotiated “a Treaty of Peace and Friendship” with 10 Native American Nations.

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Bird’s Fort Trail Park • 5756 Riverside Drive

1½-mile trail 6. Campión Trails dedication marker. 7. Campión Trails gateway monument with lion sculptures. 8. River overlook. Total acreage: 57.99.

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California Crossing Park 5198 Riverside Drive

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In the middle and late 1800s, wagon trains carrying settlers and freight covered vast south-western landscapes that often resembled “seas of grass.” e most popular wagons, built in the Pennsylvania towns of Conestoga and Pittsburgh, featured expanses of raised canvas that contributed futher to the sea voyage metaphor. On June 28, 1986, the Texas Sesquecentennial wagon train paid homage to those earlier travelers at this crossing on the Trinity River. at night, the train and its 1,000 men, women and children camped at Valley Ranch in Irving as the train neared the end of its 3,000mile journey.

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amenities

⅓-mile trail 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Parking area. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). Portable restrooms. River overlook. Historical trail marker.

Total acreage: 34.70.

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California Crossing Park • 5198 Riverside Drive

Twin Wells Park 1900 E. Shady Grove Road ��

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Originating in Dallas, the Eagle Ford Trail crossed the West Fork of the Trinity River into Irving at a river ford near today’s Singleton Boulevard and Loop 12. In the 1800s, Eagle Ford received its name from an eagle’s nest found at that location. Later becoming Eagle Ford Road, with the completion of the West Dallas Viaduct (current day Continental Street viaduct), this former trail into Irving would become a well-known escape route for criminals and gangsters ﬂeeing Dallas law enforcement during the Great Depression. e road became known to hoodlums as the “back door.” An original bridge piling at the river crossing can still be seen at the ford. Most notorious of the gangsters and criminals who used the “back door” was the Barrow Gang headed by Clyde Barrow and his lover, Bonnie Parker.

1-mile trail

Total acreage: 18.64.

Twin Wells Park • 1900 E. Shady Grove Road

amenities

1. Parking area. 2. Asphalt and concrete surface trail (not lighted). 3. Athletic ﬁelds. 4. Twin Wells Golf Course. 5. Old Singleton Boulevard Bridge.

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Beginning in Dallas, the Eagle Ford Trail crossed the West Fork of the Trinity River at Eagle Ford, near today’s Singleton Boulevard and Loop 12. Settled by Enoch Horton in 1844, Eagle Ford was named for an eagle’s nest found at that location by the river. Later, Horton’s son, James, built a grist mill there.

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1½-mile trail 1. Parking area. 2. Horse trailer parking area. 3. Large pavilion with eight tables, a drinking fountain and a cooking grill. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 5. Portable restrooms. 6. Basketball half-court.

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7. Open play ﬁeld with a backstop. 8. Cricket pitch ﬁeld. 9. Canoe launch. 10. Nature trail. 11. Park entry monument and sign. Total acreage: 62.88.

Mountain Creek Preserve • 1000 E. Hunter Ferrell Road

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General Information

Centennial Cimarron Mustang Northwest Running Bear Delaware Creek at Senter Victoria

Community Parks Neighborhood Parks

PARK LEGEND

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Emergency Phone

Centennial Park 444 W. Second St.

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Dedicated October 3, 2003, Centennial Park celebrates Irving’s ﬁrst 100 years of existence. Visitors enter through the Arrival Plaza that houses statues of J. O. Schulze and Otis Brown, cofounders of Irving in 1903. At Founders Plaza, visitors can review the history wall that highlights signiﬁcant milestones in the city’s history. South of Founders Plaza is a stone and steel picnic pavilion on the eastern shoreline of the lake. e pavilion is available for rentals and includes a tower with a 30-foot light spike that symbolizes Irving’s shining future.

When this trail is connected to the Delaware Creek/ Senter Park Trail, the length is 1.16 miles.

Centennial Park • 444 W. Second St.

7. Bennett’s dog-run cabin with historical storyboard. 8. Main lake spillway and trail crossing. Total acreage: 18.34.

amenities

1. Parking area. 2. Large centennial pavilion with 10 tables. 3. Lighted concrete surface trail. 4. Portable restrooms. 5. Arrival plaza with founders statues. 6. Founders Plaza with sculpture and historical timeline wall.

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Cimarron Park 201 Red River Trail

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¾-mile trail 1. Cimarron Park Recreation Center with restrooms. 2. Parking area. 3. Shelter with six tables, a cooking grill and a drinking fountain. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 5. Playground area with swings for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups. 6. Two basketball courts.

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Cimarron Park • 201 Red River Trail

Mustang Park 2201 Kinwest Parkway

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Mustang Park • 2201 Kinwest Parkway

6. Playground area for all age groups. 7. Lighted tennis court. 8. Open play ﬁeld with a backstop. Total acreage: 10.00.

amenities

1. Mustang Park Recreation Center with restrooms. 2. Parking area. 3. Two shelters with two tables, a plaza with two cooking grills and a drinking fountain. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 5. Playground area for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups.

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1-mile trail 1. Northwest Park Recreation Center with restrooms. 2. Parking area. 3. Pavilion with six tables, two cooking grills and a drinking fountain. 4. Lighted asphalt surface trail. 5. Playground area for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups. 6. Basketball court.

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7. Two lighted tennis courts. 8. Sand volleyball court. 9. Swimming pool facility. 10. Plaza area with a fountain and waterfall feature. Total acreage: 40.50.

Northwest Park • 2800 Cheyenne St.

Running Bear Park 2601 S. Story Road

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Running Bear Park • 2601 S. Story Road

amenities

1. Parking area. 2. Large shelter with eight tables, cooking grills and a drinking fountain. 3. Small shelters with two tables and cooking grills. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 5. Portable restrooms.

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6. Playground area with swings for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups. 7. Two basketball courts. 8. Sand volleyball court. 9. Two play ﬁelds with backstops. 10. Exercise station on the trail. 11. Fishing pier on large pond. Total acreage: 80.66.

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Delaware Creek at Senter Park 901 S. Senter Road

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½-mile trail 1. Senter Park Recreation Center with restrooms. 2. Parking areas. 3. Two small shelters with one table and a grill for each. 4. Concrete surface trail connecting Centennial Park to Senter Park (not lighted).

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5. Playground area for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups. 6. Two lighted tennis courts. 7. Sand volleyball court. 8. Swimming pool facility. Total acreage: 34.52.

Delaware Creek at Senter Park • 901 S. Senter Road

Victoria Park 3051 W. Northgate Drive

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Victoria Park • 3051 W. Northgate Drive

8. Two sand volleyball courts. 9. Amphitheater. 10. Fishing pier. Total acreage: 22.66.

amenities

1. Parking area. 2. Two shelters with four tables each and a cooking grill. 3. Lighted concrete surface trail. 4. Restroom building. 5. Castle Kingdom playground. 6. Individual picnic table areas. 7. Three basketball half-courts.

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General Information Campi贸n Trails Community Parks

Champions Park Hurwitz Park Lively Park Jogging Trail Nichols Park North Lake Ranch Park Rose Meadows Park Sally B. Elliott Elementary School Park Shady Grove Trail Park Sunrise Park Thomas Jefferson Park Towne Lake Park Wyche Park

Neighborhood Parks

PARK LEGEND

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Portable Restrooms

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Emergency Phone

Champions Park 455 Cowboys Parkway

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Total acreage: 4.42.

Champions Park • 455 Cowboys Parkway

amenities

1. Picnic shelter with table, a cooking grill and a drinking fountain. 2. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 3. Playground area with swings. 4. Basketball half-court. 5. Exercise station along the trail. 6. Open play ﬁeld.

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Hurwitz Park 608 N. Nursery Road

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¼-mile trail 1. Parking area. 2. Large shelter with four tables, a cooking grill and a drinking fountain. 3. Small shelters with one table and a cooking grill. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 5. Portable restrooms. 6. Playground area with swings for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups.

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7. Basketball half-court. 8. Two full basketball courts with a drinking fountain. 9. Open play ﬁeld with a backstop. 10. Entry area with historical marker and dolphin sculpture. Total park acreage: 3.48.

Hurwitz Park • 608 N. Nursery Road

Lively Park Jogging Trail 975 N. Blaylock Circle

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1-mile trail Parking area. Lighted cinder surface trail. Portable restrooms. Exercise station for trail users and a drinking fountain.

Total acreage: 11.12.

Lively Jogging Trail • 975 N. Blaylock Circle

amenities

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Concrete surface trail (not lighted). Four picnic tables with cooking grills. Playground area for 2-12 age group. Lighted basketball half-court with a drinking fountain. 5. Lighted tennis court. Total acreage: 2.13.

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Nichols Park • 2310 E. Newton Circle

North Lake Ranch Park 1317 Ranch Trail

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North Lake Ranch Park • 1317 Ranch Trail

6. Historical storyboard monument. 7. Stone wall with raised star feature and ﬂag pole. Total acreage: 12.21.

amenities

1. Parking area. 2. Shelter with three tables, a cooking grill and a drinking fountain. 3. Lighted concrete surface trail. 4. Fort-styled playground areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups with a drinking fountain. 5. Open play ﬁeld.

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Rose Meadows Park 1505 Rose St.

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⅓-mile trail 1. Parking area. 2. Shelters with four tables and cooking grills. 3. Partially lighted concrete surface trail. 4. Portable restrooms. 5. Playground areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups.

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6. Basketball court. 7. Open play ﬁeld. 8. Large plaza area. Total acreage: 4.40.

Rose Meadows Park • 1505 Rose St.

Sally B. Elliott Elementary School Park 1900 S. Story Road

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Total acreage: 5.30.

Sally B. Elliott Elementary School Park • 1900 S. Story Road

Note: Park is available after school, weekends and during the summer.

amenities

1. Shelter with four tables and a cooking grill. 2. Lighted concrete surface trail. 3. Playground areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups with a drinking fountain. 4. Two half-circle basketball courts. 5. Two play ﬁelds with backstops.

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Shady Grove Trail Park 799 W. Vilbig St.

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Beginning in Dallas, the Eagle Ford Trail crossed the West Fork of the Trinity River at Eagle Ford, near today’s intersection of Singleton Blvd. and Loop 12. It continued west to the Dallas/Tarrant county line, where it connected with the Birdville Trail to Birdville and Fort Worth. is trail became known as the Shady Grove Trail after the community of Shady Grove was established in 1877.

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½-mile trail 1. Picnic area with two playgrounds, three shelters, seating and a drinking fountain. 2. Partially lighted concrete surface trail. 3. Portable restrooms. 4. Open play ﬁelds. 5. Basketball court with a drinking fountain.

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6. Main entrance. 7. Historical plaza that illustrates the unique history of the immediate community. 8. Path of the original Eagle Ford/ Shady Grove trails through park. Total acreage: 13.60.

Shady Grove Trail Park • 799 W. Vilbig St.

Sunrise Park 1809 E. Union Bower Road

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Sunrise Park • 1809 E. Union Bower Road

7. Two lighted tennis courts. 8. Exercise station. Total acreage: 8.73.

amenities

1. Parking area. 2. Shelters with four tables and cooking grills. 3. Lighted asphalt surface trail. 4. Portable restrooms. 5. Playground areas for 2-12 age group and a drinking fountain. 6. Two basketball courts with a drinking fountain and seating.

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Thomas Jefferson Park 1201 Hidden Ridge Drive

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1¼-mile trail 1. Designated parallel parking areas along the adjacent streets. 2. Shelter with four tables and a cooking grill. 3. Large octagon shelter with four tables and a cooking grill. 4. Concrete surface trail (not lighted). 5. Portable restrooms.

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6. Playground areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups, a swing set and a drinking fountain. 7. Basketball half-court. 8. Park signage and gateway feature with sculpture plaza. Total acreage: 18.52.

Thomas Jefferson Park • 1201 Hidden Ridge Drive

Towne Lake Park 800 Esters Road

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Towne Lake Park • 800 Esters Road

6. Playground areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups with a drinking fountain. 7. Open play ﬁeld. Total acreage: 22.44.

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1. Parking area. 2. Shelter with two tables and a cooking grill. 3. Octagon shelter with seating and a deck overlooking the lake. 4. Partially lighted concrete surface trail. 5. Portable restrooms.

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Wyche Park 2850 W. Pioneer Drive

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½-mile trail 1. Rectangular shelter with one table. 2. Three shade arbors with table seating under each arbor and a cooking grill. 3. Asphalt surface trail (not lighted). 4. Playground areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups. 5. Basketball court.

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6. Lighted tennis court. 7. Two horseshoe pits. 8. Park entry areas. Total acreage: 16.49.

Wyche Park • 2850 W. Pioneer Drive

Irving Parks and Recreation Department 825 W. Irving Blvd. | Irving, TX 75060 | www.ci.irving.tx.us