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

It's a good walking trail and easy on the knees if you're over 45ish and don't exercise much lolread more

Should be rated one of the best parks in DFW in my opinion...and it is just that! This is a…read morebeautiful well-maintained Park. Clean restrooms matter and this park gets an A! Theres swings, small slides, big slides, tunnel slides too, pure fun. Love the green turf lawn. The only issue arises when/if you or the kiddo takes a tumble. Legs/knees/elbows will get scratches. But that's ok too. What is a trip to the park without a fall or two? There are children playing, climbing, jumping, laughing, enjoying life. Parents too. Bring a blanket and lunch. There's plenty of beautiful spots under a tree or near the pond. Walking trail for those who love to walk or jog. I'm Excited to return. Great place to spend 2-3 hours of simple free fun.

Why did I never know about this place before! It's a…read morebeautiful park with baby/toddler play area and there is also an older kids playing area! Moreover there is a splash pad which is now open!! There are also walking trails and picnic spots with tables and benches for families to enjoy!

Wow!!! What a stunning park. I don't have small kiddos, I'm an empty nester of a 24 year old so my…read moreviews on parks will never have a thing to do with splash pads, water features (unless I'm running through them on my jogs) or playgrounds because that stage of my life is long done with. I discovered this park after joining Plano Pacers last night and seeing that this is our monthly location for 5k races. I walked over to check out the course prior to Saturdays race. I loved everything about it! It's truly beautiful in every sense of the word. What I can say, is on a very hot TX day the park itself (not Legacy trail) didn't seem to have a ton of tree coverage. You'll definitely want a wide brim hat and some sunscreen. The paths, wild flowers, lake, creek, trees, birds, bunnies and so on were all very lovely. I've been running a ton of routes since relocating to the neighborhood and I'm always thankful to find new paths to incorporate in, seeing as though I'm a distance runner and have been trying to put together some ideas for various different mileage options from my doorstep. I was very accustomed to an out and back in my previous city that I could easily get over 20 miles on and have been looking to somehow recreate a similar very straight forward route like that. I will most definitely be looping Windhaven Meadows Park and Legacy Trail into my runs. Highly recommend if you're looking for a gorgeous peaceful place to walk and relax. I can't wait to bring friends and family here!

This spot is ideal for children, featuring a soft rubber surface that is perfect for little ones…read more There is a small pathway for kids to ride their bikes or scooters around. Although parking may be limited, I have never had trouble finding a space.

Lots of quiet space, dog friendly park with restrooms and plenty of parking.read more

One of the best dog parks in the area!! The dog parks here are very well maintained on both the…read moresmall dog side and the large dog side. The water fountains are clean and functioning well, the waste bags are thick and high quality and there is a TON of shade and seating which is important for those summer days. The pond for the dogs to swim in great for the summer, though if you have small dogs I recommend giving them life vests to wear as I think the water is deeper than it looks at some parts. Note that the pond is not separated between large dogs and small dogs. There is also a water fountain with a hose attachment that you can use to hose down your dogs after they go swim.

Extremely nice very large for your dog to run around. The area that is located in is a little…read moreskeptical but other than that, it's great.

Not much to see This is nice to walk your dogs maybe, pet…read morefriendly But just a few benches and tones of trees Next to residential apartments and across the street of corporate buildings The main water fountain is off which was a bummer The little one in the back is cute and nice Sounds very tranquil The upside it's a quit area

When I read the name park I was expecting much more. Not much to do here but sit and/or walk around…read morethe fountain. It's pretty but wouldn't go out of my way to visit again.

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.

This is such a great nature area to walk or bike around. There are nice paved paths for walking or…read morebiking and some nature trails you can explore. We walked off the paved paths and ended up lost in the middle of the forest but it was fun being surrounded by nature. If you walk on the paved path, then it'll loop around the entire park. The nature trails had some dead ends which sucks because we were hoping it would connect back to the main path somehow. The only surprising thing is the limited parking spot available. There's only one small parking lot with 7 SPOTS available for the park, and they were all taken by others. We had to park our cars at Chick-fil-a and walked across the street just to get to the park.

Great spot that hosts a ton of city events. Some of our favorite are Taste Addison and Oktoberfest…read more They make the most of their space and have some air conditioned areas that are good to cool down as well. Public restrooms and porta potties, along with water refill stations.

Great park in the center of the city of Addison. I often frequent it since it's nearby as a great…read moreplace to walk my dog, exercise or just relax on a blanket and unwind. They have restaurants near by and it's a safe area overall I'd say to walk even in the evenings, there are usually people around since it's in the center of many apartment complexes and homes. They host alot of different events throughout the year too, which are fun, most of them free while some, such as the Taste of Addison cost money but are still worth checking out. They're planning on renovating the park soon, so I can't wait to see what they do to it. I do think that's the one thing they're missing, is more to do at the park. It'd be nice if we got a pickleball court, or a playground or something to entertain yourself while you're there. I think it'd attract more people for sure.