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Joppa Preserve - Dallas County Nature Preserve
4.4 ★★★★☆ 289 Google reviews · Running trail in Dallas, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Joppa Preserve - Dallas County Nature Preserve's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park featuring a wooded trail for walks & bike rides, plus picnic tables & a pavilion.
What runners say about Joppa Preserve - Dallas County Nature Preserve
“If you want to do something here, you need to bring it with you as there is no playground or much else aside from the paved trail, but it did seem pretty well kept.”
“Very scenic, never crowded.”
“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 quiet very long path that drives through very tall and shady trees almost like a jungle.”
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
The park seemed pretty basic - just a parking lot with some open fields, water access, and woods with a few picnic tables. If you want to do something here, you need to bring it with you as there is no playground or much else aside from the paved trail, but it did seem pretty well kept.
Perfect place for biking. Very quiet very long path that drives through very tall and shady trees almost like a jungle. Be very careful there are copper head snakes. Saw 2 on the trails. Also lots of mosquitos especially in the evening.
Trail conditions & character
“The park seemed pretty basic - just a parking lot with some open fields, water access, and woods with a few picnic tables.”
“It’s a cool spot because the trees are taller and older, and looks and feels more like the more wooded areas of East Texas.”
“If you want to do something here, you need to bring it with you as there is no playground or much else aside from the paved trail, but it did seem pretty well kept.”
“Its a flat paved terrain with plenty of forest offerings along with the river snaking through the preserve.”
Plan your run at Joppa Preserve - Dallas County Nature Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitedallasparks.org
- Phone(214) 671-0234
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–11 PM |
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