Editing Dallas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Stevens Park Golf Course In 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Stevens Park Golf Course]], in the [[Kessler, Dallas|Kessler Park]] neighborhood, with the view of [[Downtown Dallas]] on the end]]
Dallas maintains and operates 406 parks on {{convert|21000|acre|km2|0}} of parkland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Urban Forestry {{!}} Dallas Parks, TX - Official Website|url=http://www.dallasparks.org/114/3559/Urban-Forestry|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Dallasparks.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Outdoor Activities in Dallas Fort Worth|date=November 26, 2019 |url=https://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com/top-outdoor-activities/|access-date=September 16, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
The city's parks contain 17 separate lakes, including [[White Rock Lake|White Rock]] and [[Bachman Lake|Bachman]] lakes, spanning a total of {{convert|4400|acre|km2|2}}.   In addition, Dallas is traversed by {{convert|61.6|mi|km|1}} of biking and jogging trails, including the [[Katy Trail of Dallas|Katy Trail]], and is home to 47 community and neighborhood recreation centers, 276 sports fields, 60 swimming pools, 232 playgrounds, 173 basketball courts, 112 volleyball courts, 126 play slabs, 258 neighborhood tennis courts, 258 picnic areas, six 18-hole golf courses, two driving ranges, and 477 athletic fields as of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasparks.org/Facilities/facilitiesmain.aspx |title=Facilities |publisher=Dallasparks.org |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405161643/https://dallasparks.org/Facilities/facilitiesmain.aspx |archive-date=April 5, 2013 }}</ref>

===Fair Park===
Dallas's flagship park is [[Fair Park]]. Built in 1936 for the [[Texas Centennial Exposition]] [[world's fair]], Fair Park is the world's largest collection of [[Art Deco]] exhibit buildings, art, and sculptures; Fair Park is also home to the [[State Fair of Texas]], the largest state fair in the United States with 2 million visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12 Things You Probably Don't Know About The Texas State Fair |url=https://www.southernliving.com/texas-state-fair-fun-facts-8347887 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Southern Living |language=en}}</ref> In November 2019, consultants presented to the public a master plan to revitalize the area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simek |first1=Peter |title=Here's a First Look at the New Fair Park Master Plan |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/11/heres-a-first-look-at-the-new-fair-park-master-plan/ |website=D Magazine |date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>

===Klyde Warren Park===
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Named after Klyde Warren, the young son of billionaire [[Kelcy Warren]], the 5.2-acre [[Klyde Warren Park]] was built above [[Texas State Highway Spur 366|Woodall Rodgers Freeway]] and connects [[Uptown, Dallas|Uptown]] and Downtown, specifically the Arts District. Klyde Warren Park is home to an [[amphitheater]], jogging trails, a children's park, a dog park, a putting green, [[croquet]], ping pong, chess, an outdoor library, and two restaurants. Food trucks give another option of dining and are lined along the park's Downtown side. There are also weekly planned events, including [[yoga]], [[Zumba]], skyline tours, [[tai chi]], and [[meditation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klydewarrenpark.org/things-to-do/index.html|title=Things to Do – Klyde Warren Park|website=Klydewarrenpark.org|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> Klyde Warren Park is home to a free trolley stop on Olive St., which riders can connect to Downtown, McKinney Avenue, and [[West Village, Dallas|West Village]].

=== Turtle Creek Parkway park ===
[[File:Dallas - snow at Turtle Creek.jpg|thumb|[[Turtle Creek, Dallas|Turtle Creek]] Park during a snowfall of winter]]
Built in 1913, Turtle Creek Parkway park is a {{convert|23.7|acre|adj=on}} linear park in between Turtle Creek and Turtle Creek Boulevard in the aptly named [[Turtle Creek, Dallas|Turtle Creek]] neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Turtle Creek Parkway|url = http://www.dallasparks.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Turtle-Creek-Parkway-686|website = Dallas Parks, TX|access-date = September 25, 2015|archive-date = September 26, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150926082219/http://www.dallasparks.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Turtle-Creek-Parkway-686|url-status = dead}}</ref> Archaeological surveys discovered dart points and flint chips dating 3,000 years to 1,000 BCE. This site was later discovered to be home to Native Americans who cherished the trees and natural spring water. The park is across Turtle Creek from [[Kalita Humphreys Theater]], designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]].

===Lake Cliff Park===
[[File:Dallas_downtown_skyline_seen_from_Lake_Cliff.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Cliff]] Park]]
Opened on July 4, 1906, Lake Cliff Park was called "the Southwest's Greatest Playground". The park was home to an amusement park, a large pool, waterslides, the world's largest skating rink, and three theaters, the largest being the 2,500-seat Casino Theater. After the streetcar bridge that brought most of the park visitors collapsed, Lake Cliff Park was sold. The Casino Theater moved and the pool was demolished after a polio scare in 1959. The pool was Dallas's first municipal pool.<ref name="lakehighlands.advocatemag.com">{{Cite web|title = Untangling the White Rock area trail system updates: Katy Trail Extension and SoPac – Lake Highlands|date = August 4, 2015|url = http://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2015/08/untangling-the-white-rock-area-trail-system-updates-katy-trail-extension-and-sopac/|access-date = September 26, 2015}}</ref>

===Reverchon Park===
In 1935, Dallas purchased {{convert|36|acres|0|abbr=on}} from John Cole's estate to develop [[Reverchon Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Neighborhood|url = https://www.turtlecreekassociation.org/neighborhood|website = www.turtlecreekassociation.org|access-date = September 25, 2015}}</ref> Reverchon Park was named after botanist Julien Reverchon, who left France to live in the La Reunion colony, which was founded in the mid-1800s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keranews.org/post/1800s-french-socialists-came-dallas-and-built-utopia-collapsed-immediately|title=In The 1800s, French Socialists Came To Dallas And Built A Utopia That Collapsed Immediately|last=Kuo|first=Stephanie|website=Keranews.org|date=October 23, 2017|language=en|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> and was situated in present-day West Dallas. Reverchon Park was planned to be the crown jewel of the Dallas park system and was even referred to as the "[[Central Park]]" of Dallas. Improvements were made throughout the years, including the Iris Bowl, picnic settings, a baseball diamond, and tennis courts. The Iris Bowl celebrated many Greek pageants, dances, and other performances. The Gill Well was installed for nearby residents and drew people all across Texas who wanted to experience the water's healing powers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The History of Reverchon Park & the Iris Bowl {{!}} Arborilogical|url = http://www.arborilogical.com/uncategorized/the-history-of-reverchon-park-and-the-iris-bowl/|website = www.arborilogical.com|access-date = September 26, 2015}}</ref> The baseball diamond was host to a 1953 exhibition game for the [[New York Giants (baseball team)|New York Giants]] and the [[Cleveland Indians season 1936|Cleveland Indians]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Neighborhood|url = https://www.turtlecreekassociation.org/neighborhood|website = www.turtlecreekassociation.org|access-date = September 26, 2015}}</ref>

===Trinity River Project===
[[File:View of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, a Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge over the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas LCCN2014632142.tif|thumb|upright|Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge over the [[Trinity River Project]]]]
As part of the ongoing [[Trinity River Project]], the Great Trinity Forest, at {{convert|6000|acres|km2}}, is the largest urban hardwood forest in the United States and is part of the largest urban park in the United States.<ref name="The Great Trinity Forest-Dallas" /> The Trinity River Audubon Center is a new addition to the park. Opened in 2008, it serves as a gateway to many trails and other nature-viewing activities in the area. The Trinity River Audubon Center is the first LEED-certified building built by the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation Department.

===Katy Trail===
Named after its former railroad name, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (or "MKT" Railroad), the {{convert|3.5|mi|adj=on}} stretch of railroad was purchased by the city of Dallas and transformed into the city's premier trail. Stretching from [[Victory Park, Dallas|Victory Park]], the {{convert|30|acre|adj=on}} [[Katy Trail (Dallas)|Katy Trail]] passes through the [[Turtle Creek, Dallas|Turtle Creek]] and Knox Park neighborhoods and runs along the east side of [[Highland Park, Texas|Highland Park]]. The trail ends at [[Central Expressway (Dallas)|Central Expressway]], but extensions are underway to extend the trail to the White Rock Lake Trail in [[Lakewood, Dallas|Lakewood]].<ref name="lakehighlands.advocatemag.com" />

===Preserves===
Dallas hosts three of the twenty-one preserves of the extensive {{convert|3200|acre|km2}} Dallas County Preserve System. The Joppa Preserve, the McCommas Bluff Preserve, and the Cedar Ridge Preserve are within the Dallas city limits. The Cedar Ridge Preserve was known as the Dallas Nature Center, but the Audubon Dallas group now manages the {{convert|633|acre|km2|adj=on}} natural habitat park on behalf of the city of Dallas and Dallas County. The preserve sits at an elevation of {{convert|755|ft|m}} above sea level and offers a variety of outdoor activities, including {{convert|10|mi}} of hiking trails and picnic areas.

===Dallas Zoo===
The city is also home to Texas's first and largest zoo, the {{convert|106|acre|km2|2|adj=on}} [[Dallas Zoo]], which opened at its current location in 1888.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.dallaszoo.com/news/dallas-zoo-among-the-nations-top-10/ | title = Dallas Zoo Among Nation;s Top 10 | date = May 23, 2014 | website = [[Dallas Zoo]] | access-date = May 12, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512224238/https://www.dallaszoo.com/news/dallas-zoo-among-the-nations-top-10/ | archive-date = May 12, 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.dallaszoo.com/about-us/ | title = About Us | website = [[Dallas Zoo]] | access-date = May 12, 2019}}</ref>