Very nice dog park kept up well, clean, designated for a different size dogs, unfortunately they…read morehad the water turned off in the bathrooms were locked. It was a shame. I wanted my dogs to have some clean water. Be wary of dog parts when somebody brings several big dogs off leash, some ma'am had eight dogs. None of them harnessed are on a leash. They were aggressive and it was scary having little dogs there.

I don't really know how to write a review about a Texas State Park, but last month, my girlfriend…read moreand I drove up through West Texas past Quitaque to visit Caprock Canyon. We hiked through the entire North Prong Trail which totaled about 7 miles and it was truly gorgeous. There were some difficult moments at points, but nothing I couldn't do. The weather was nice, there was plenty of parking to head into the trails, and I had a great time. The Canyons are absolutely stunning and mesmerizing know this is hidden away in Texas. Worth the adventure! RIYL: Hiking for the love of the game

Bison and more bison! Everything went amazing! Do your best to go prepared, it's a busy park. The…read moregift shop has the best trinkets and clean best bathrooms. I rec the north prong spur to the north prong camping area trail in AllTrails. Great parking and a great place to grab a snack.love love love the short and long trails here!

Took dogs for a walk. Track well maintained. Lots of shade from trees. Clean. Has been a great well…read moreused park for decades.

What a great place in Tech Terrace! Tons for everyone, tennis courts, playgrounds, pavilions and…read morelots of green space. You can find shade on a hot day, too. Come check it out.

Great park with nice, scenic, relaxing areas. Not usually very crowded. Best times are usually in…read morethe morning and in the evenings. Great sunsets!

Beautiful little neighborhood park…read more Stopped by because the scenery was gorgeous. Even in the winter this place was beautiful. Not many people, and it was pretty clean. There was a small pond with ducks and geese. There's plenty of open and shaded benches, sidewalk trails, sandbox, and a jungle gym for the little ones.

MacKenzie Park in the northeast area of Lubbock, TX, has a ton of recreational opportunities:…read more Baseball Fields, Canyon Run Dog Park, Crossroads in Time Sculpture Garden (dedication Oct 2004), Disc Golf Course, Equestrian Trail, Joyland Amusement Park, Meadowbrook Golf Course, Moonlight Musicals Amphitheatre, Mustangs-Sculpture by Steve Teeters, Prairie Dog Town, Santa Land, and softball fields. This area is also home to MacKenzie Park Lake. Watching the water birds on the partially frozen water was both soothing and amusing on Christmas Day (2022). There were multiple benches, picnic areas, a playground, reserved picnic pavilions, restrooms, and a seasonal snack concession area. Entry was free at least during the winter. There was close access to Interstate 27. On the days my daughters & I visited, it was hard to tell if RVs & truck drivers would find this to be an easy pit stop to access as there were road closures due to a sewer renovation project.

The only thing cool at this park is Prairie Dog Town. The playground equipment is dated and small…read more Joyland looks like a crummy church fair. It is pricey and the rides look like they will fall apart at any time. Go for the prairie dogs, but skip the rest of the park.

Cooke park, between 15th and 18th St., right behind Buffalo wild wings. The just have a playground…read morehere with benches for the parents to watch their kids. They have half A basketball court, A soccer field with no goal nets. They have a picnic pavilion with for picnic tables and one grill. They have a cement walking trail around the park with conveniently spaced benches and trash cans. There is a drinking fountain by the park sign, in the general area of the playground.

While not technically a dog park, Tech Terrace Park is about the best place for dogs in the city…read more For reasons I'm unsure of, the park has a drastic dip and bowl effect in the center. This topography with the boundary of large shade trees and a large open area makes this the perfect spot to play with the pup. You can rarely drive by without seeing a lab or two playing with each other or chasing down a frisbee. Plentiful parking and its central location makes this my choice when letting the dogs run and be crazy

Kind of disappointed, really nothing much to see here in the Wintertime. Snow, no water, no…read moreanimals. I wish I knew about the hiking trails earlier so I could prepare. Probably a lot better in the spring/summer months when things are out and alive.

I visited the Lubbock Lake Landmark because they have a couple of hiking trails, a 4 mile and a 1…read moremile. Somehow when I heard park I expected trees. But this is like a dry lakebed that is also an archaeological site and they have a neat little museum. It has fossils, indian artifacts, and displays about the past history of the area. The museum is geared more towards middle school aged children, had some neat exhibits of things they found in the landmark, wasn't all that big. There are some large bronze statues of ice age animals outside the museum that are cool. And it's free to get in too. There is a handicapped-accessible trail behind the museum that is like a slightly raised boardwalk that I assume would showcase digs, but there weren't any going on. I went in early January though and they said Spring and Summer are the best times for digs. The long trail is not handicapped-accesible, it is gravel and quite long and meandering. It went by a prairie dog burrow, but I didn't see any. Possibly because some other people aead of us were hiking with several dogs. Dogs are not allowed there according to the parking lot sign. There are some picnic areas near the museum that are nice, and I spotted about 10 different bird species including 3 different types of raptors and some coyote tracks. It would probably be nicer to go here in the spring because I saw remains of many different flowering plants and it would be a more attractive walk then.

If you find yourself in Lubbock, Texas and have a little time - go check out Prairie Dog Town! On…read morethe edge of town near Mackenzie Park. It's a peaceful and quiet place and you can relax and watch a number of prairie dogs just doing their thing.

Free opportunity to watch prairie dogs for as long as you want - so fun!! There are tons of prairie…read moredog holes around the park besides the main designated area. You can drive all over the park and see prairie dogs. I went at 9am and 5pm and they were always out everywhere. You can buy lettuce and carrots to feed them; they will likely run into a hole when you throw out food, but it's fun to see them snack on it. Throw food, drive into another area, then come back and watch them. It's right off I27 and easy to access. A must when visiting Lubbock!

This is a decent conveniently located park just off the highway across from a busy…read morecommercial/retail area. It's probably the biggest park on this side of town. For my own uses it's acceptable. There's a fairly well worn two track in the dirt that goes around almost the entire circumference of the large central lake. This makes for good pseudo trail running. It seems popular for fishing, but I can't imagine it's hospitable to life. Birds occasionally gather here, but I see them more often at other lake parks like Patterson and Dunbar. There's no real water circulation here. It's basically a playa lake turned holding pond for rain runoff. Probably the most popular feature is the very modern and clean four-field youth baseball complex. Once you work your way over the pitted asphalt at the entrance, there's plenty of parking by the fields. A very basic park here otherwise with only a few uses but the best "trails" on this side of town.