Arbor Hills Nature Preserve

Lots of parking and trails. Busy but not crowded on the trails. Wide, concrete bike and pedestrian trail as well as numerous unpaved options. Restrooms available. The park was interesting with some hills but nothing terribly steep. Will definitely be back. Pay attention to the hours as they are closed Wednesday mornings for maintenance.

Great unpaved trails trails, they aren't long but there is a quite a bit to see and there are so many. The paved trails are nice and even, we walk and bring the kids scooters, we've seen people skate and bike them as well. They are wide enough that you're not crowded off the trail. huge pavilions for picnics. A playground with plenty of shade. Currently in the spring the wildflowers are outstanding!!!

We live very close to this Nature Preserve and love all it has to offer. People drive here from a distance because often there are no spots to park on a nice day. Parking is plentiful, don't get me wrong.
People take pictures here for yearbooks and prom etc. Personally, I don't think its all that wonderful for those pictures. It would be nicer if the open areas were seeded with bluebonnets or other wildflowers for spring. But I also get that the objective is to keep it natural.

The park was great but it was too crowded, including the parking lot.

I only walked paved paths, and the changes in elevation and length of the path combined for good exercise. I captured a great view from a lookout and passed multiple fields of flowering plants. This preserve is beautiful and well maintained. I'd like to return to walk the nature paths sometime. Jogging or biking here are also good ideas for those that do either or both.

EDIT: I have been here many times since it's the closest of my favorite nature preserves, but I don't love this place anymore and haven't for a while, so I'm rating it 4 stars. My previous paragraph still holds true. The nature paths are nice and would be more enjoyable if the waterways running through the park were high, but nature is to blame for that.

There are 3 other nature preserves that I consider significantly more beautiful and challenging in the metro: 1 in southern Dallas and 2 in northwest Fort Worth. Arbor Hills is good in its own right, and it'd be my top recommendation to those that don't want to travel to south Dallas or northwest Fort Worth for a scenic or moderately challenging walk.