Trinity River Greenbelt    River Bend Preserve

Dallas County Open Space System

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RIVERBEND PRESERVE


252 acres

Mapsco page 90, Section "B" and "F"

UNINCORPORATED DALLAS COUNTY (SE Dallas County) Malloy Bridge Road/East of the Trinity River

Parking:

No formal parking.  Park at the top of the levee outside the gate. You must enter on foot.

Picnic Facilities:

None

Trails:

Old ranch roads provide natural surface trails.

History:

This is a mixed hardwood forest.  The land was farmed and grazed through the 1930s.   The green ash grove, in the above photo, is about 50-to-70 years old.  The rest of the forest is characterized by oaks, elms, Bois d’Arc and hickory trees. 

Maintenance Concerns or Special Use Requests:

Dallas County Open Space Program                         (214) 653-6653

Restricted Uses:

No motorized vehicles. No hunting or trapping.


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