A walk through Turtle Creek Park, parcel by parcel.
Written by OnMap.meAbout Turtle Creek ParkUnofficialPublished 2 min read
Short answer
The Conservancy's guide splits the park into a west, an east and a south parcel. The west holds the pavilion and gardens, the east the courts, fountain and Katy Trail ramp, and the south is almost 5 acres of woods.
In detail
What the Turtle Creek Conservancy's park guide points out in each part of the park.
Start at the Allman Pavilion.
It stands at the corner of Hall Street and Lee Parkway in the west parcel and was built in 2009. Wisteria blooms on it each spring.
See the west gardens.
The Amy and Bobby Goff Formal Garden has azaleas, limelight hydrangeas and a fountain along Turtle Creek Boulevard. Hastings Garden is a path lined with ferns and azaleas along Lemmon Avenue. The terraced Judy Goff Pittman Flower Garden overlooks a stream.
Find the WPA picnic table.
It sits at the crest of the lawn at Lemmon Avenue and Turtle Creek Boulevard. The Works Progress Administration built a stone bridge, a picnic table and benches in the 1930s that are still in use.
Cross to the east parcel.
Look for the Hibiscus Fountain, installed in November 2019, the sculpture "The Leaf" along Turtle Creek Boulevard, and the playing courts with a roque court, a putting green and shuffleboard.
Take the ramp to the Katy Trail.
The ramp in the east parcel joins the park to the Katy Trail at Snyder's Union.
Look into the south parcel.
This parcel of almost 5 acres has woods and a chalk bluff. More than 60 trees were planted there through the Branch Out Dallas program.
Tip. The guide says a ginkgo tree stands on each side of the creek at the north and south end of the park, with its color in the fall.
Call the park if
- You want to rent part of the park for an event
- You want to ask about volunteering or a community clean up