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Best Views of the Trinity River
Location 1 - Upper and Lower Chain of Wetlands
(Take I-45 South to Loop 12 East; go 1/16 of a mile;
look for the bridge on the left to enter the wetland area.)
Wetlands construction for the Trinity River Corridor Project is underway and will improve floodwater conveyance and benefit wildlife. When completed, seven wetland cells will make up the 170-acre Chain of Wetlands extending four miles from Cedar Creek to Loop 12.
Location 2 - Trinity River Audubon Center
6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, Texas 75217
The Trinity River Audubon Center is only a few miles from downtown Dallas. The center is the flagship for Audubon’s education initiatives in Texas and is designated a “green” building for energy conservation and sustainability. Exhibits feature ecological and cultural themes and provide direct access to nature viewing, hiking, picnicking and canoeing.
Location 3 - Trinity Overlook
110 W. Commerce St. (at Beckley), Dallas, Texas 75209
Attractive signage at the Trinity Overlook provides information on the Trinity River Corridor Project, the Trinity Lakes Park and the two bridges –the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and Margaret McDermott Bridge (I-30)-- designed by renowned architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava.
Location 4 -
Great Trinity Forest
3000 Municipal, Dallas, Texas 75215 or
7000 Bexar Street, Dallas, Texas 75215
The 6,000 acre Great Trinity Forest is the largest urban bottomland, hardwood forest in the United States. It contains a collection of more than 70 “trophy trees”.
Location 5 - Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Construction
Beckley@Continental Avenue Bridge
Construction is now underway for the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge the first major signature bridge to be constructed across the Trinity River Corridor. The bridge and will link West Dallas and North Oak Cliff with downtown Dallas. The bridge will span Industrial Boulevard and connect to Woodall Rodgers over I-35. The bridge is projected for completion in mid-2011.
Location 6 - Trinity River, Trammel Crow Lake Park
3700 Sylvan Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75207 (River access at boat launch)
The Trinity River is 715 miles long and is the largest river basin that begins and ends in Texas. This natural resource sits in the center of downtown Dallas. Trammell Crow Lake Park is located off Sylvan Avenue on the Elm Fork of the Trinity, west of downtown.
The park is named for Dallas real estate magnate Trammell Crow, who donated the park's unique marble cow designed by sculptor Harold Clayton in 1985.
Location 7- California Crossing Park
1400 California Crossing, Road, Dallas, Texas 75220
California Crossing Park is located on the banks of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. California Crossing refers to the historic low water ford used by thousands of pioneers headed west to the 1849 California Gold Rush. A new master plan for the park calls for an off leash dog park, picnic shelters, canoe/kayak launch and nature trails
For more information call 214-671-9500 or email us.
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