Parks

Saunders Greenbelt Park

Dedication

1977

Size

0.48 acres

Additional amenities

Bench
Grill
Lighting
Table
Water feature

Fun facts

Saunders Park has been compared to San Antonio’s Riverwalk, albeit much smaller and less well-known. Saunders Park must be sought out to discover it. The park is located along Marine Creek, south of East Exchange Avenue and between the buildings facing the east side of North Main Street and the west side of the Horse and Mule Barns in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Marine Creek flows beneath Exchange Avenue.

Recreation

The approximately half-acre park has hike-and-bike trails.

History

With the assistance of federal funding, the creek bed was paved and the banks lined with field stone. Walkways and terraces form a stage overlooking the creek. The land for the park was acquired in 1977 and the improvements were completed in 1980 just in time for Pioneer Days. At the request of the North Fort Worth Historical Society, the half-acre park was named for T. B. Saunders, an early Fort Worth cattleman. Additional improvements were initiated in 1997.

Geology

The park lies within ancient Pleistocene and Holocene river terrace deposits. The deposits were laid down over the course of time through the meandering a streams. Sand, silt, clay and gravel with calcium carbonate (caliche) deposits are dominant.

Soils

The park soils are of the Frio series which constitutes slowly permeable calcareous loamy and clay alluvial deposits.

Ecology

The park is a narrow linear park that follows Marine Creek through the Stockyards. The bank of the stream is rock-lined with a cement trail providing access to shops and venues at the Stockyards. Some wading aquatic birds and turtles may be spotted in Marine Creek.

View animal, plant and insect species observed at Saunders Greenbelt Park and make some of your own observations through iNaturalist. See link under the "Related information" Section.

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