Editing Lewisville, Texas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:A day skating at Scion Skate Park in Lewisville, Texas.ogv|thumbtime=1|thumb|Skateboarders at Scion Skate Park in Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park]]
The city of Lewisville operates public recreation facilities, including parks, two recreation centers, and approximately {{convert|14|mi|km}} of trails.{{sfn|Hughes|Wood|Witte|2011|p=64}} The $20 million Railroad Park was built in 2009 using the revenue from a quarter-cent sales tax increase; it was the largest capital project in the city's history at the time. It was renamed Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park in 2010 in a deal worth $1.5 million. The park has a baseball/softball complex, a football complex, eight lighted soccer fields, two concession buildings, a perimeter walking/jogging trail, three man-made lakes, a [[dog park]] and the [[Scion (automobile)|Scion]] [[skatepark|Skate Park]].{{sfn|Smith|2010b}} Since 2010, the skate park has hosted the Scion Regional Amateur Tour, part an annual series of six skateboarding competitions held across the country.{{sfn|Skateboarder|2011}} In 2012, the venue hosted its first annual [[triathlon]] event benefiting the [[Court Appointed Special Advocates]] (CASA) of Denton County.{{sfn|Goodwin|2012}}

Lewisville Lake Park comprises {{convert|662|acres|ha}}, which the city leases from the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]]. The park includes various amenities, including athletic fields and designated campgrounds. The Lewisville Fishing Barge, an indoor–outdoor fishing facility that opened in 1958, is on the lake.{{sfn|Cole-Jett|2011|p=109}}{{sfn|McQuarrie|1988|p=209}} The park also hosts the Rick Neill Memorial, a cross-country running meet the [[Lewisville High School]] track and field team organizes each year.{{sfn|Thomas|2010}} In February 2013, the city began to review a development proposal to build a resort hotel and convention center on a {{convert|60|acres|km2|adj=on}} parcel of land next to the lake.{{sfn|Hundley|2013}}

[[Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area]] (LLELA) is a {{convert|2,600|acre|ha}} nature preserve managed by the city in partnership with Lewisville ISD and [[University of North Texas|UNT]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LLELA History and Organization {{!}} Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area |url=https://www.llela.org/about-llela/history |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=www.llela.org}}</ref> It has over 7 miles of hiking trails as well as opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and canoeing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Things to Do or See {{!}} Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area |url=https://www.llela.org/explore/things-to-do-or-see |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=www.llela.org}}</ref> LLELA serves as the centerpiece for the city's Green Centerpiece Master Strategy, which aims to preserve the natural spaces around Lake Lewisville and establish the city as a major recreation destination within the [[Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex|DFW]] metro area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Green Centerpiece Master Strategy |url=https://www.llela.org/home/showpublisheddocument/17009/636794519625200000 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=City of Lewisville}}</ref>

Lewisville is also a major hub of the Northern Golf Corridor of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.{{sfn|Holland|2001}}  Located on the city's southeast edge, the Lakes at Castle Hills is a [[Jay Morrish]]-designed course which opened in the late 1990s; critics have rated the course highly, praising its amenities and difficulty level.{{sfn|McWilliams|2005|pp=68–69}}{{sfn|Holland|2001}} Lake Park Golf Course, near Lewisville Lake, is noted for its beginner-friendly design.{{sfn|McWilliams|2005|pp=96–97}} The nine-hole, {{convert|1724|yd|m|adj=on}} Lake Park Executive course opened in 1994.{{sfn|Golf Texas|2012}} Lewisville is also home to professional golfer [[Chad Campbell]], winner of the 2003 [[The Tour Championship|Tour Championship]].{{sfn|Valiante|Stachura|2005}}

In 2011, the Lewisville Park Board proposed a new master plan for the city's parks and recreation facilities. It specifies a major overhaul of the city's trail system, including {{convert|51|mi}} of off-street trails, {{convert|50|mi|km}} of enhanced sidewalks, {{convert|50|mi|km}} of bicycle routes, a {{convert|7.4|mi|km|adj=on}} paddling trail down the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, and 31 major and minor trailheads throughout the area, many of which would connect to other trail networks. The plan includes numerous crossings of Interstate 35E for pedestrian and bicyclist safety.{{sfn|Hughes|Wood|Witte|2011|pp=73–92}} In March 2012, the Park Board began reviewing a new master plan to address the next ten years of park development in the city.{{sfn|Lundy|2012}}