It's got a gorgeous waterfall and it's just a really beautiful area! Gorgeous big trees and grassy…read moreareas!

A very nice park with a well managed trail and a small waterfall to enjoy. There is also a small…read moreplay area for the kids as well. We did the loop around the park, which took us about an hour. There are benches at regular intervals if you want to give your feet a rest. We saw many squirrels while on the trail and many tortoises in the creek. It's a nice place to enjoy nature and rejuvenate. There is very limited parking and I don't remember seeing any restrooms in the park. It's a dog friendly park. Dogs need to be on leash and please clean up after your pups.

We go every morning for our walk. We love finding new paths that wind around the creek and the wide…read moreopen spaces to romp.

We used to love living here. Ruined by the drones. They fly over the whole neighborhood back and…read moreforth all the time. Thanks a lot Richardson.

Had to escape from being inside. Came to the perfect place here at Spring Creek Nature Trails…read more What fun it was, the concrete paths are so wide that we could stay away from people. My daughter and I went on a lot of off the main path to be more adventurous, it was great! There is all ages of people that were here, people walking their dogs, riding bikes (which was annoying) if you're walking/jogging on the main path. The view is great!! We did a hour adventure and clocked it almost 3 miles! This would not be good for the summer, would be too hot! Also there is paths that have no warning that if you go down them it goes to apartments, which suck because of you haven't ever been you have to come all the way back should be a sign that says to apartments (dead end). That was the downfall. But to get away and enjoy outdoors, this is a great place!! Even see all kinds of wildlife, my daughter pointed out a red tail hawk it was cool. With all the rain we could not go to more off paths because it was muddy and wet. So we want to come back and go on them! Plus just to come back to escape the world of being inside. Great place Richardson! A+!

I love the time it's in the summer but about the bugs is kind of a bit annoyed about. It's not that…read morethey should remove it. I'm just saying that it's too concerned for me. Well, it is a creek trail so there has to be bugs right but anyways, they have so many trails But my grandpa and I don't take off course trails because we just don't want to. We don't have any reason for, but we just don't want to. But it's so good looking lots of different species. I've actually saw species type of bug there. It was so beautiful. I even had a butterfly land on me one time I didn't want to move or scare away because it was so pretty.

Tranquil park, ample parking, plenty of rides for the kids and a nice little trail for adults. They…read morealso have what seems to be a little corral for letting dogs loose. One of my new favorite parks!

My family loves this place. The facility is clean and well run and inexpensive. They have several…read moreworkout machines and the wait if any is minimal. I highly recommend you join if you are a Richardson resident.

Cottonwood Park is located across from Richardson High School in the southwest corner of the City…read moreof Richardson. It is a popular neighborhood park, but since it is one of the larger parks in Richardson, it attracts residents from around town. The park has a wide paved sidewalk that winds around the green space allowing visitors to get some exercise. There is a creek that flows through the park and has been dammed in two places to create large ponds that attract ducks, geese, herons and other wildlife. There are two walking bridges that cross the creek on the north and south side of the park. You can also find tennis courts, basketball hoops, sand volleyball, and a small swimming pool that has a separate deep end with diving boards. The pool is only open during the summer between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. Pool hours are limited and depend greatly on the city budget and the number of lifeguards available. A major attraction is a children's playground. It has been developed with different age groups in mind and is accessible for individuals with disabilities too. Twice a year, each spring and each fall, the city holds the Cottonwood Arts Festival. This is a juried event with artists from around the country displaying and selling their unique creations. The City of Richardson plants wildflowers all over the city each spring and reserves large areas of the park for the flowers too. It's a great place to take photos and have a picnic with your family. There are two covered pavilions that can be reserved by residents for parties, meetings, and other activities. The pavilions have tables and chairs and even electricity. I wish visitors to the park would do a better job of picking up after themselves, and I wish the city would do a better job of maintaining the park. Trashcans are often full and not emptied frequently enough so garbage ends up overflowing and blowing around into the grass and the waterway. Despite this, I really enjoy visiting this park on a regular basis. You should check it out too.

It was not like this growing up here there's so much dog poop and trash I think they abounded this…read morepark! The city needs to do something about this and if your one of these people throwing trash and leaving dog poop stop! Por favor para de estar asiendo eso

A very peaceful place to go for a morning jog. Definitely…read moreone of my new favorite parks in DFW! Trails go through little mini "forests" Love it!

After a 3 day winter ice storm, we were ready to get outside when the temperature reached 60°F…read more We had a great time walking around the park. It was nice that the park had a lot of paved roads because the snow/ice melting that day left the grass pretty muddy. The park was pretty clean for the most part. There were some debris/trash stuck in the creek and in the forest sadly!

Cute little spot by a friend's neighborhood. Awesome that it has a nice clean playground, tennis…read morecourts, a pool, and most importantly, plenty of trees! And the rock wall is easily my favorite part of this park... the best rock wall I've seen at a park in Richardson! Definitely worth a visit if you've got little ones.

Terrace Park is on the East side of Hwy 75. The park has a small neighborhood pool. While I…read morepersonally would never swim here, I'm certain it is popular with the kids during the summer. The shallow end has a beach-type entrance that gradually slopes into the water. What drew me here was Dog Splash Day. Neighborhood pools in Richardson are open limited hours in the blazing hot summer when kids are out from school. Pools shutdown nearly a month before Labor Day because kids are already back in school. However the real fun happens on the last day of the season when they open the pool up to humans and dogs. The dogs had a blast swimming, jumping, and peeing in the pool. It was about 109 degrees on this particular summer day in August. There was very little shade, so what little they had, everyone was congregated under it. The people running the event took more cash than was advertised to get inside. City of Richardson said $6, but the gate entrance told me $7. The City of Richardson advertisement online said this was a fundraiser for the shelter, but Richardson Shelter staff on site did not acknowledge this. They said they were there to break up dog fights. Someone was kind enough to give me a pupcup which I used to lure my dog to the water. He got his paws wet, but didn't venture any closer. On his own volition, he did head over to the water to cool off, but upon it touching his belly hair, he immediately ran back to shore. Fun event! Glad I went. Will try again next year to get my dog into the water. Hopefully it won't be as hot.

Clean & safe quiet walking path. They have an actual sundial too! It's inside an exclusive…read moreneighborhood so the environment is nice each visit.

This place is a great mental break! I have always passed this place while I walk around the…read moreneighborhood FOR YEARS, but never thought about checking this place out. It was until i got a herniated dish and couldn't walk too far that i decided to check this place out. HOLY COW. This place is the most serene, quiet, calm, clean mini park i have seen. There usually only one it two other people here when i go, and it's like having the park all to myself. It's so tiny, so as you are walking you can see the entire park in a circle. This really helped me mentally when i herniated my disk, so now i come here when I'm stressed and need a mental break! I love this kil secret park.

I grew up playing by duck Creek, going back there as an adult is nostalgically wonderful…read more There is always so many ducks, hence the name! The pavements are nice to walk on, and there's very minimal traffic near by. It's right across from a elementary school and close to a junior high, so plenty of sweet families and adore dogs to run into. Remember not to feed ducks bread, lettuce and carrots are ok!!

Had a great walk around the park with the wife and dogs. The park was clean and had a nice path…read morethat went down one side of the creek. They also have a few large rocks that cross the creek that the dogs enjoyed crossing and playing in the water. Nice and clean.

This park is pretty cool! Me and my daughter was looking for volleyball court with net so she can…read morepractice and we found it. They have 4 courts that are sand. The downfall is the nets are a bit old and there's no light when it gets dark. There's also a restroom which is a plus, but it's closed I believe until March. Plenty of parking on multiple sides also which is a plus. They have a huge playground area for the young ones . They have picnic tables as well so you can make a nice little family event. Overall this park is pretty cool and my girls really enjoyed it. We for sure will go back. Nice set up to accommodate everyone.