The park itself is huge! It sits along Joe Pool Lake. We rode our bikes around the first night -…read more6.6 miles and probably only saw half of it! There are lots of places to picnic, swim, launch your boat and more. As for the campsites themselves, they could really use some TLC. The pavement where you park is crumbling (saw this on all the sites), roads coming in are rough and bumpy so go slow. It looks like they haven't cut the grass in ages. For our site, the grass is mid-shin high and you have to "wade" through it to get to the picnic table. Our site is just wide enough and long enough for our 40' RV and Jeep. The sites are pretty private with trees in between each site.

Cedar Hill State Park turn out to be a great place to go for a day hike, however, they seem to have…read moremany campsites available as well if that is what you were looking for. Driving up to the ranger booth, there was a lot of room to weights similar to national parks where multiple lines could form to get into the park. It was easy to pay the admission fee and we were given a park map that showed us what hikes were available and where they were. On there, they also had annotations on what amenities were available, including a former homestead that they had preserved. We ended up hiking the Talala Trail, which was a little over 2 miles. There wasn't much parking available at the trailhead, about 8 to 10 parking spaces available. This particular trail gradually went down towards the lake and back up as a loop but there is no water access when we went, the leaves still had it formed on the trees and shrubs, so there was clear visibility to which direction we were going I would imagine that there would be a bit more shade during the summer months, though the shrubs didn't seem like they were very tall. We thought the views from the Talala Trail were okay, but the views from the day use areas were better. One picnic area seemed to have lake access but we couldn't be sure how shallow or deep the water was up against the shore since we didn't try to go in. We did see that they had three mountain biking trails and we saw many mountain bikers in the area. They also had some fishing docks along the lake. Unfortunately, though, all the water fountains were turned off when we were there so we weren't able to refill our water bottles. We did check out their gift shop, which wasn't very big, but they still had a decent selection of gifts to purchase. As with any other Texas State park, they have their own park stamp just like the national parks passport program which I personally enjoy collecting. All in all, we enjoyed our time here and we were able to get a good hike. This park is situated in a hilly area of the DFW metroplex which allows for scenic views and more variation to trail options.

This is a good size city park with fields, trees, picnic areas, a pool and courts. The grass is…read moreexcellent in the fields, good parking and petfect for larger events like the last third of the Cedar Hill Triathlon!

Beautiful and well maintained recreation center, water park, sports fields, walking/running paths,…read moreplaygrounds, and beautiful views. This venue made for a great youth and family triathlon.

Park was great, soft cushy ground. Lots of nooks and crannies for kids to hide in so even though…read moreit's fenced in still have to walk around to keep track of young kids. The equipment is maintained well. There's no shade (except around the picnic tables). We went in the middle of the day on a Monday and I'm not sure if I would feel safe coming here by myself with the kids...probably best to come with other moms.

I frequent this park since it's not too far from my home. It has a small pond but don't expect to…read morecatch a trophy fish...or many fish at all for that matter. Fishing here does require a fishing license. There is a nice pavilion and I saw a elementary school graduate here but it looks like a good place to have an outdoor wedding (assuming you're looking). All and all, it's a peaceful park and good place to relax.

No dogs allowed. The trail was clean and neat. There was an owl and another bird of prey in an…read moreenclosure. 170~ elevation. Not much of an overlook, but still nice and secluded within the forest.

I have been coming to the Cedar Mountain Preserve Trail for a couple years now. The trails are well…read moremaintained, and they offer tools and air to help fill up your bicycle. There are many places to sit down and take a break if needed. At these locations, there are trash cans, which are always well taken care of. There is even a lookout point to view nature and the sunsets. I would recommend this to anyone looking to get in a nice walk or run.

Apparently the city of Cedar Hill has completely forgot about this park, well the pond at least. I…read moreused to go fishing here about 2 years ago and there were lots of catfish in the pond. Now the pond is overrun with moss and leaves. If you caught a fish you wouldn't be able to reel it in. The surrounding area is really nice and spacious. It's great for people who live in the subdivision.

My fav place in the world , staff is super sweet and food and drinks are great! Tell everyone…read moreabout this place. Love to sit and look out at the lake , beautiful view.

Our family loves to go to Cedar Hill State Park. It is great for family gathering, hiking, fishing,…read moreboating and jet skis!! The marina staff is always friendly/helpful. I am not sure when they started because I don't remember them being out there last year, but they have jet ski rentals. The rates are much cheaper compared to most other places in the dallas/Ftw area. I believe the place is called BNB Jet Ski Rental - a fairly small set up. The guy we dealt with knew all about the skis (we were first timers) Gave us a few pointers and tips. he was a cool enough dude - took good care of us,The skis ran great, they aren't the old crappy ones some people are renting out, they are pretty new skis. We rented one for the whole day. Our group had a great time!! We even made reservations to again in a few weeks. I don't know what Joseph D (the guy with a "bad" review of this place), was talking about - sometimes people have things to do. The rental place isn't very big, so I am sure they don't have very many employess like most business do. Advice to Joseph D - pick up the phone before you go somewhere next time!!