Editing Plano, Texas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Plano October 2015 09 (Haggard Park).jpg|thumb|Haggard Park in October 2015]]

[[File:Haggard Park - Dickens in Downtown Plano.JPG|thumb|Dickens in Downtown Plano 2014 Lighting of the Tree]]

Although Plano is named for the flat plains of the area, large trees abound in the city's many parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tx-plano2.civicplus.com/920/Urban-Forestry |title=Plano's map of big trees |website=Tx-plano2.civicplus.com |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629090421/http://tx-plano2.civicplus.com/920/Urban-Forestry |url-status=dead }}</ref> One such tree, estimated to be over 200 years old, is in Bob Woodruff Park, near [[Rowlett Creek]] on the city's east side.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tx-plano2.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/329 |title=Plano's Bi-centennial Bur Oak |website=Tx-plano2.civicplus.com |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220708/http://tx-plano2.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/329 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There are two main open space preserves: [[Arbor Hills Nature Preserve]] (200 acres) which contains a [[pond]] in honor of [[Vasil Levski]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pond+of+Vasil+Levski/@33.0489652,-96.8512312,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x864c254bad5cc6b7:0x38ee56866cab9450!8m2!3d33.0489652!4d-96.850684 |title=Google Maps |website=Google.com|access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> and [[Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve]] (800 acres). Bob Woodruff Park and Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve are connected by biking trails, making the green space one large uninterrupted park space larger than New York City's [[Central Park]] (840 acres). [[Go Ape]], a family-friendly place with outdoor activities like ziplining and Tarzan swings, is at Oak Point Park and Preserve.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goape.com/Locations/Texas/Plano |title=Plano, TX |website=Goape.com |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> The [[Plano Balloon Festival]], which happens every September, also takes place at Oak Point Park and Preserve. Another open space is Haggard Park, which hosts the annual Plano AsiaFest in May.<ref>{{cite web |title=AsiaFest: Plano Asian American Heritage Festival |url=https://www.asianamericanheritage.org/ |publisher=City of Plano |access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref> Acreage of all spaces the Parks Department manages totals 3,830.81. The Plano Master Plan has the acreage growing to 4,092.63 when complete.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plano.gov/index.aspx?NID=943 |title=Plano Park Master Plan |website=Plano.gov |access-date=August 24, 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

There are five recreation centers: Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, Carpenter Park Recreation Center, Oak Point Recreation Center, Liberty Recreation Center, and Douglass Community Center. While Oak Point Recreation Center and Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center have both indoor and outdoor pools,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plano.gov/1465/Oak-Point-Recreation-Center|title=Oak Point Recreation Center &#124; Plano, TX - Official Website|website=www.plano.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plano.gov/1478/Tom-Muehlenbeck-Recreation-Center|title=Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center &#124; Plano, TX - Official Website|website=www.plano.gov}}</ref> Carpenter Park Recreation Center and Liberty Recreation Center has only an indoor and outdoor pool, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plano.gov/1403/Carpenter-Recreation-Center|title=Carpenter Park Recreation Center &#124; Plano, TX - Official Website|website=www.plano.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plano.gov/1460/Liberty-Recreation-Center|title=Liberty Recreation Center &#124; Plano, TX - Official Website|website=www.plano.gov}}</ref> Plano Senior Recreation Center is a recreation center dedicated to seniors. There are three swimming pools owned by Plano Parks & Recreation: Harry Rowlinson Community Natatorium, Jack Carter Pool, and Plano Aquatic Center. All the pools are indoor except Jack Carter Pool. Douglass Community Center houses the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys & Girls Club of Collin County]]. For pet owners, there are The Dog Park at Jack Carter Park, The Dog Park at Bob Woodruff, and Dog Park at Windhaven Meadows Park.

The City of Plano also owns and operates four performing arts venues and a conference center under the auspices of the Parks and Recreation Department: the Courtyard Theater, the Cox Playhouse, McCall Plaza, The Nature & Retreat Center and the Red Tail Pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plano.gov/1065/Plano-Stages-Venues-Rentals|title=Plano Stages Venues & Rentals|website=www.plano.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://planonrc.com/|title=The Nature & Retreat Center|website=planonrc.com}}</ref>