Joppa Preserve - Dallas County Nature Preserve

Beautiful gem of Dallas. Its a flat paved terrain with plenty of forest offerings along with the river snaking through the preserve.. We are able to get an 11 Km hike at the preserve. Highly recommend

The trail goes about 3 miles up to McCommas Bluff-Dallas Preserve trail. The entrance to the back parking lot is the worst part. One of the most beautiful scenery hidden in the big-D. Really surprised 😯 this places even exist in the 🏙️ city. Did see wild hogs 🐗 small bob cat 🐆, 🐰 's , several species of birds. Relaxing at the bridge 🌉 is the most rewarding.

I also posted this on All Trails: So, overall great trail. It is relatively flat with gentle grades, scenic, and shaded (the shade was great). HOWEVER I would not recommend anyone to go alone and especially not to go after dusk. My partner and I went yesterday (Sun 05-24) and encountered some "sketchy" activity. There was an unmarked white van that had accessed the trail near the exit/entrance at Locust Dr. that was not affiliated with the City or county. The bollards protecting that exit/entry were destroyed. Anyway... the situation gave us the creeps because it left and came back multiple times to the same location... We have alerted City of Dallas and the PD but they still have not gotten back to us. Also, we found large bullets and syringes with needles still intact in the parking lot. LOL other than all of this, it's nice for day time use, but please be vigilant when you go...

The Joppa Preserve is a favorite place to run, and connects to the Audubon Center, for about a 7-mile out-and-back run. Very scenic, never crowded. Only problem can be that a train track crosses the only entrance/exit. Last visit, we waited 15 minutes for a train to get out of our way so we could leave.

Cool park. Nice and open space. Connects with the trinity forest trail