Guides and Trips
Trips
Upper Trinity Regional Water District - Nancy Tam Garden
Lewisville, Texas, United States
Demonstration Garden Walk | 0.3 miles
Demonstration Garden Walk | 0.3 miles
As a demonstration project, Upper Trinity maintains a Water Conservation Garden to showcase
the beauty and practicality of water-conserving landscape. Located
adjacent to Upper Trinity's administrative headquarters, the garden uses
earth-friendly techniques to create a beautiful outdoor landscape that is in
harmony with our north Texas environment.Native and adaptive plants use less
water and require less fertilizer. As a bonus, there is no need to
apply harmful chemicals - - thus, both...
Master Naturalist trip for Diane
Welcome to the wonders of the Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve, 76 acres of fun for the whole family . Your visit offers a unique opportunity to explore and discover the beauty and importance of our
Cross Timbers ecosystem. Come to hike on the 3/4 mile Bluebird Trail through a remnant of the Cross Timbers, to bird or to learn more about
this precious North Central Texas habitat. The Bob Jones...
This was Trail Guide Training class #2 at LLELA
The Beaver Pond Kayak Trail is a new feature at LLELA for the whole family!Bring your kayak or canoe for a nature trail on water.The water is calm. The pond averages just a few feet in depth, so it is a great place for the young and learning to venture out and enjoy nature.Trail Loop - .92 mileDifficulty - Easy Paddling Water TrailSpecial Features - Interpretive Signs along the Kayak water trail.This...
The City of Highland Village has a beautiful park system with a broad range
of amenities to enjoy from swimming, to camping, to hiking in nature preserves to boating on Lake Lewisville.There are three Highland Village parks located on the shoreline of Lake Lewisville. Copperas Branch Park is a 75 acre regional park about a quarter mile east from Wichita Forest Nature Preserve. Pilot Knoll Park is a 123 acre regional...
The Redbud trail runs from the Pavillion to the Elm Fork of the Trinity River and then proceeds upstream toward the dam. It is a loop trail that passes through the lowlands. It may be muddy or covered with water when rainfall has been heavy.Many animals use this area and tracks are plentiful. Fishing and birding opportunities are abundant in this area of LLELA.
We were out for a walk on the Bittern Marsh Trail at LLELA on a beautiful fall afternoon with a few Master Naturalists that volunteer at LLELA. We had heard that a Vireo nest was near the trail and we hoped to find and photograph the nest.We discovered that the nest is near the planned junction of a new segment of trail from the forest to the river. We decided to call...
Cross Timbers is a small piece of the Post Oak habitat. It has very good gravel trails and excellent signage. There is one small area that has a dirt footpath that has a few steep hills with loose gravel.
A beautiful place to visit anytime. The 66-acre Dallas Arboretum is one of the world’s premier gardens. It offers colorful gradens with beautiful views of White Rock Lake. As one of the
top attractions in Dallas, it receives strong praise for its
beautiful vistas, wonderful display gardens, and beautiful magnolias, crape myrtles, cherry trees and azaleas.
Take a leisurely walk around the Dallas Arboretum, which is about 2 miles of well...
This is a trail update to the Bittern Marsh Trail. Since LLELA has many lowland areas that can be under water, an alternate trail has been developed.This trail shows those updated trails. Just load both into "my maps" and you will have both available.
This exciting trail winds through a mature bottomland hardwood forest with examples of large American Elms, Pecans, Green Ashes, Bur Oaks, and Shumard Oaks. The trail begins in the bottomland forest, and then loops through both wetlands and ponds, and finally takes you along the Elm Fork if the Trinity River. Spurs will take you to the low and high blinds where you can observe waterfowl and many other species of birds.Trail Loop...
The Cottonwood Trail starts at the Pavillion and is a 1.48 mile loop that provides access to LLELA’s 1870’s Pioneer Homestead which includes a furnished log home, a dugout, a smokehouse, a barn, and a garden.Popular with young families, this trail winds its way slowly from wetland to forest to prairie before looping back to the beginning. The Cottonwood Trail also provides access to the Beaver Pond and the Kayak Paddling Trail...
The Pioneer Log House Tour is a .97 mile loop, you can also use the full Cottonwood Trail loop (1.48 miles) for a longer walk. Both provide access to LLELA’s 1870’s Pioneer Homestead.This is a walking tour of a wonderful fully restored 1870's furnished log home, a dugout, a smokehouse, and a barn. The tour begins at the LLELA Pavilion and proceeds down the Cottonwood Trail to the log house. From the...
Updated Jan 10, 2011 8:36:55 AM - Uploaded with EasyTrails v3.30 LLELA covers more than 2,000 acres. There is something for everyone: from grassland praries to hardwood bottomland forest, to beautiful wetland retreats, to bird watching, LLELA is a treasure just north of Dallas. 5 walking trails (Cicada, Bittern Marsh, Redbud, Cottonwood, and Backlands) 2 kayak water trails ( Elm Fork of the Trinity River and Beaver Pond Kayak Trail) A wonderful historic...
