Located in north Garland only 14 miles from downtown Dallas, the pristine old-growth forest and native prairie along Spring Creek is a haven of towering trees and unusual wildflowers.

____________________ Bird Walks with Reba Collins. Dates: Saturday, January 18, 2025, and Sunday, January 19, 2025: Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Location: 1787 Holford, Garland, TX. Do you want to learn what birds spend the winter in Spring Creek Forest? Come for a morning walk and learn to identify some of our wintering birds.

All activities described are specific to the Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest, unless otherwise noted. For general Preserve information, please call Garland Parks and Recreation Department.

Spring Creek Forest Trail (SCFT) – 0.24 mile – A paved trail from SCPT to the overlook at Spring Creek. Hillside Trails (HsT) – 0.34 mile – All natural-surface trails west of North Garland Ave. and east of concrete trail to the creek.

Spring Creek Forest Preserve is in Garland, Texas near Holford Road and the George Bush Tollway (Hwy 190). The Preserve is long and narrow, following the flood-plain of Spring Creek as it meanders from Shiloh Road on the west to Ranger Drive on …

Call 911 for emergencies. Call 972-485-4840 for non-emergencies. To report dogs off-leash, call 972-205-3570, option 1. Parking and Trailhead entrances: Lee F Jackson Spring Creek Forest Preserve Trailhead,1770 Holford Rd, Garland, TX, 75044 Spring Creek Park Preserve Trailhead, 1787 Holford Rd, Garland, TX 75044

For last-minute information, especially if the weather is questionable, check our website or Facebook page for updates, including dates and locations which may change because of conditions. We don’t want anyone working in the forest or on the prairie if there is a chance of lightning strikes.

The Society needs people like you who know that protecting precious natural resources such as Spring Creek Preserve is not a luxury, but a necessity. With your help, the Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest can continue working toward those goals.

Why are your Dallas County Preserves So Important? The Dallas County Parks and Open Space program consists of twenty-one preserves totaling 4,085 acres throughout Dallas County. Our Spring Creek Forest Preserve and the Spring Creek Park Preserve are part of this system.

Visitors to Spring Creek Forest Preserve Can Enjoy: 4 miles of natural surface (dirt) trails and 3 miles of paved trails. Self-Guided Interpretive Nature Trail at 1787 Holford Road (https://springcreekforest.org/interpretive-1787-holford-rd/). Nature hikes led by trained naturalists. Geocaching. SCFP Geocaches can be found at: https ...