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Beautiful Parks,
Recreation and Community Facilities
With more than a
dozen parks, miles of walking trails, easy access to plush
golf courses and more ... outdoor enthusiasts always have
plenty to do in Duncanville. Families can spend quality
time together at Kidsville, the largest volunteer built
playground in the world or visit The Dallas Nature Center
where they can explore more than 600 acres of native trees,
flowers and wildlife.
Golf enthusiasts will find leading private
and public Championship Golf Courses nearby including Thorntree
Country Club, Dallas National Golf Course, Tangle Ridge
Golf Club, and Country View Golf Course. Water-dwellers
can simply jump in their car for a five minute ride to Joe
Pool Lake, where they will find 7,490 acres of boating and
fishing paradise. Joe Pool Lake is surrounded by four parks
that cover more than 3,400 acres of land and include nearly
8 miles of hiking trails as well as more than 10 miles of
mountain bike trails. In addition to outdoor activities,
Duncanville has several state of the art community and recreational
facilities to choose from.
The city spends more than 6,490 hours a
year maintaining landscaping throughout the city. With a
full-time horticulturist responsible for designing and maintaining
landscaping you will find gorgeous flower beds, water fountains,
plush green fields, and walkways around every corner. The
parks and recreation department also maintains 227 acres
of park land and plants nearly 50,000 annual bulbs every
year creating a warm and colorful environment winter, summer,
spring and fall. People are taking notice.
Residents can spend hours at the Duncanville
Community Library and Recreation Center, a new, integrated
learning and athletics center located on Main Street. The
Library provides families, students and business professionals
with a wealth of research and educational resources, including
a wide range of print and multi-media publications. The Recreation
Center has a wide range of activities for people of all ages
including a comprehensive workout facility, indoor walking
trails, basketball courts, pool tables, ping pong tables and
more.
The Dallas Stars Hockey Team has brought
their winning tradition to the "City of Champions"
by opening a world-class Dr Pepper StarCenter in Duncanville.
This 95,000 square foot, double ice rink complex provides
residents with access to skating lessons, hockey lessons
and open ice skating year round.
In 2002, Duncanville was one of only 46
cities in the state of Texas to receive the Tree City USA
designation by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Just drive
down Main Street or by the Duncanville Community Library
and Recreation Center and you will see how well kept, clean
and beautiful the City of Duncanville really is.
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