Arbor Hills Nature Preserve

It's another guest review, thanks to familiar faces - The Princess & Little Miss.

Details about the 3 types of nature featured at the park.

This park has an off-road bike trail, along with lots of off-road hiking trails.

The Princess & Little Miss show off what The Boy would call "racing slides".

Plenty to climb on.

More slides!

Barrier-free/toddler play area.

Little Miss is quite the climber.

Peek-a-boo!

The covered pavilion.

Great picnic spots.

The perfect party spot!

Restrooms.

Grassy area for running (or rolling).

Wonderful views.

Nice spot for kick ball or flying a kite.

An unpaved trail to explore.

Beautiful wildflowers in bloom.

Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano (6701 W Parker Rd) is a great spot to go on an adventure, ride your bike, play on the playground, or just have a relaxing picnic.  There are about 2 miles of paved trails around the park, about 2 miles of unpaved bike trails, several unpaved hiking trails, an observation tower, a covered pavilion, a nice-sized playground, a restroom, and plenty of open grassy areas.  After our guest reviewer sent in the pictures, Mommy & Daddy had to head out for a bike ride ourselves.  We were glad we did - it is gorgeous out there!

Harrington Park

Guest review by Lollipop & Cupcake!  Thanks girls (and mommy)!

Look at that colorful slide!

There's even a tunnel!

Lollipop is ready to hang.

Cool "ladder".

There's a finger-tracing maze down there.

We always love a good tire swing.

Swings!

Cupcake trying out the baby swings.

Benches for mommy & daddy to rest, while they watch the action.  (Notice the soccer goals in the background.)

A few good picnic spots.

Nice covered pavilion.

Sand volleyball court.

Restroom.

Baseball field.

Harrington Park in Plano (401 W 16th St) has a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a 1.45 mile hike (that leads to many local restaurants) & bike trail, playground, soccer goals, picnic tables, grills, and a covered pavilion.  Right across the street you'll find a baseball field.  The restrooms were locked & the water fountain was turned off, but that could be a seasonal thing.

Bob Woodruff Park

Another guest review! A big thanks to Lil' Man & Lil' Man's mom for sharing this with us.

Lil' Man is ready to play!

I see slides!
A cool tunnel/mini slide for the smaller kids.

Just hanging around.

A fun bridge.

...and a normal one.

Lil' Man is having a blast.

Swings for the big kids & the wee ones.

A nice trail for a walk.

Lots of room to run & play.

The perfect fishing spot.

Decent restrooms.

Time to party! (Or picnic.)

Volleyball... or digging in the sand.

Mommy says: Bob Woodruff Park in Plano (2601 San Gabriel Dr) has 2 pavilions, a playground, a sand volleyball court, a pond with a fishing pier, plenty of grassy space to play a game of kick ball, or have a nice picnic, a hiking/biking trail, and a playground. There is a restroom & water fountains, but keep a watchful eye on young ones because the pond is very close to the playground.