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Spring Creek Nature Area
Review: Spring Creek Nature Area is a great paved trail system in Richardson that meanders along Spring Creek. While mainly paved, there is a half a mile nature trail that you can explore to…
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Prarie Creek Park
Review: Prarie Creek Park in Richardson is hidden away in a quiet Richardson neighborhood. This greenbelt park offers walks in the woods, views of the creek, and is home to a scenic waterfall. Bridges…
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Hiking in the Texas Heat
Ok Texans, you know the drill. July and August is when we pay the price for having such mild weather most of the year. This is when the mercury rises into the triple…
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Campion Trail – North
Review: Campion Trail connects Las Colinas in the south, up through Valley Ranch, and ending in Coppell to the North. The trail follows the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, winding through wooded…
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Spring Creek Forest Preserve
Review: The Spring Creek Forest Preserve in Garland is home to a beautiful forest following a scenic creek, in ravines up to 40 feet deep in places. It’s seperated into two areas, one…
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Wet Trails? No problem!
I always prefer hiking in the woods on natural trails, but after a huge rainstorm, or during a particularly rainy season, hiking on natural trails isn’t an option. North Texas soil gets mucky…
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Review: Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the US, is an amazing state park, even though it’s more than just a day trip away from DFW. Whether you drive or fly, this…
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Caprock Canyon State Park
Review: Caprock Canyon State Park is no day trip, the park is located in West Texas near….nowhere. It’s about two hours from Amarillo, or five hours from Dallas. If you are making the trek…
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LLELA Nature Preserve
Review: The LLELA Nature Preserve (LLELA = Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area) is a linear nature preserve just south of Lewisville Lake. There is a fee to enter, and call ahead to make sure…
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Dinosaur Valley State Park
Dinosaur Valley State Park is worth the drive to explore it’s miles of trails, cool off in the Paluxy River and marvel at the prehistoric dinosaur tracks!
