Fun park! I'd been to Collins hill 3 years ago and completely forgot about it, so when I came back today, I explored as much as I could! Collins Hill is a decent sized park, with a couple of baseball and basketball courts, volley ball sandy court, a nice lake that's very clear to see from the first pavilion and picnic area near the entrance of the park.
I was going to say the trail isn't marked, but in fact, the entrance of the trail, located on the left, slightly above the basketball court, is clearly marked. Where I went was to the right at the second parking lot. This is where the trail spits you out at. Keeping a mental image of the trail, it's very clear that if you want a nice casual walk or bike ride, take the entrance, because it seemed to be mostly uphill tackling the trail in reverse!
What I love about this trail is it isn't paved, and seems almost untouched by man. Sure, there's a natural trail that you can see, but sometimes you'll come across a fork where you're not sure which way to go, until you take the wrong trail and hit a dead end! Benches are here, but they aren't placed every 2 minutes like at certain parks.
In addition, while there were lots of people at the park playing baseball, basketball, and having cook outs, I only saw two people on the trail, which makes it almost a hidden jewel, but also makes me kinda sad that people just aren't trekking this 1.5 peaceful nature trail.
The trail comes to a open area in two different areas, letting you see clearly into the subdivision alongside it, and for a time, the trail then spits you out onto a gravel portion that lines the softball field batting cages.
I like this park, and wish i'd visited it more often. There are definitely more beautiful ones, but you'll get your exercise here in one form or fashion, and it's just as fine to take a blanket and sit opposite the lake to watch the geese swim around....just watch out for the dog poop! read more