83 acres

Mapsco page 9, Sections "X" and "Y"

Garland (NE Dallas County) West side of Holford Road/North of Arapaho

Parking:

Paved

Picnic Facilities:

Tables

Trails:

¾ - mile ADA concrete trail winds through the climax forest ending with a view of Spring Creek.  A 1–mile natural surface nature trail continues west and crosses N.  Garland Road ending at Naaman Forest High School.

History:

This area of Garland is dotted with pre-European contact Native American camp sites; some may have been permanent year-round villages.  A wide variety of native Texas plants–horsetails and trout lilies, burr oak, etc.–are found in this creek corridor.

Support Group:

Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest, 972-205-3589 and www.springcreekforest.org.

Maintenance Concerns or Special Use Requests:

Garland Parks and Recreation Department,  972-205-3589

Restricted Uses:

No horses or motorized vehicles.