Hundreds of acres of bottomland forest along the Trinity River, with paved trails and a science center that introduces thousands of children to nature every year.
At a glance
- 1,031 acres — Arlington’s largest park, often called the crown jewel of its park system
- Bottomland hardwood forest, wetlands, and prairie along the West Fork of the Trinity River
- 8 miles of paved hike & bike trails plus roughly 10 miles of volunteer-built mountain-bike trail
- River Legacy Living Science Center: a 12,000-square-foot nature center with hands-on exhibits and education programs
- City of Arlington Parks & Recreation in partnership with the River Legacy Foundation
What lives here
Recorded on iNaturalist
See them all
2,436
species
35,692
observations
1,247
observers
-
Horned Passalus Beetle
© chesscheetah1
-
Striped Bark Scorpion
© chesscheetah1
-
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
© robbielc
-
pigeonberry
© apcorboy
-
Obscure Bird Grasshopper
© hallethomcat
-
Obscure Bird Grasshopper
© artemislovesbugs
-
Green Anole
© artemislovesbugs
-
Texas Star
© artemislovesbugs
-
Texas Star
© brentano
-
Texas Star
© hallethomcat
-
pigeonberry
© hallethomcat
-
Gulf Fritillary
© matthew-palmer
Photos and counts from iNaturalist, shared by the naturalists credited above. Add your own sightings and they show up here.