Tenmile Creek Preserve

Tenmile Creek Preserve

Preserve Overview:

Tenmile Creek Preserve is a 125-acre preserve located in Lancaster.

Preserve Features:

Tenmile Creek Preserve features scenic wooded areas, meadows, and Tenmile Creek. It contains two miles of soft-surface trails with benches and picnic tables along a portion of the path. It is heavily forested and has some of the largest trees you can find in North Texas. In fact, the preserve is home to the fourth largest green ash tree in the State of Texas, listed in the Texas Big Tree Registry.

• Soft-surface trails
• Parking
• Picnic tables

Preserve History:

Tenmile Creek Preserve was established in 1985 and has since been expanded three times. Forty-four of the Preserve's 125 acres have been donated by the Jack W. and Rosemary Gossett family so that the wooded portion of one of the earliest farms in Dallas County could be preserved. Another 34 acres have been graciously donated by the Bruce Moreland family.

Preserve Rules and Maintenance:

Tenmile Creek Preserve is maintained by the City of Lancaster and their municipal regulations apply. Learn more at the City of Lancaster Parks and Recreation Department website.

To report any maintenance issues, please call the Lancaster Park and Recreation Department at (972) 218-3700 or email parksandrec@lancaster-tx.com.

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