![]() Recreational activity programs include athletics, fitness, swimming, arts, games, education and more. The Cedar Hill Parks and Recreation Department maintains 29 parks, totaling 672 acres, with many amenities: ![]() The buildings include classrooms, visitors’ center and meeting space and were built using “sustainable” design and construction techniques. Now open, the center is expected to attract 30,000-40,000 visitors annually from all across the country, including 10,000 schoolchildren. Located 16 miles south of Downtown Dallas, the Center is a partnership between the City of Cedar Hill and the National Audubon Society. Sustainably built for LEED certification, the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill is situated on 205 acres of Dogwood Canyon, which contains the widest variety of rare species in North Texas as plants and animals from east, west and central Texas converge there. It was named for the extraordinary occurrence of flowering dogwood trees on the chalky limestone slopes. Located on a 270-acre site along FM 1382 between Cedar Ridge Preserve and Cedar Hill State Park, Dogwood Canyon offers a unique juxtaposition of east and west Texas flora and fauna. And, nowhere in North Texas can one find a greater opportunity than in Cedar Hill's Dogwood Canyon. The City of Cedar Hill and Cedar Hill Economic Development have long recognized the value of sustainability, nature learning and nature tourism. 15-mile Premier North Texas Mountain Bike trail.Penn Farm Agricultural Historical Center.The ruggedness and scenic beauty of the area combined with over 100 miles of shoreline and water-based recreation activities on Joe Pool Lake make the park a major attraction for people from all over – an urban oasis that features camping, hiking, swimming, fishing and more. The Cedar Hill State Park is nearly 2,000 acres of scenic land, classified as an urban nature preserve located on the 7,500-acre Joe Pool Lake. Today, remnants of the original Penn Farm have been preserved in the confines of Cedar Hill State Park, one of the most visited state parks in Texas. In 1854, John Anderson Penn settled in the rugged cedar-covered hills of Southwest Dallas County - an area known as the Cedar Mountains. ![]()
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