Sunset Hills North Neighborhood Park

Dedication

2004

Size

6.73 acres

Additional amenities

Bench
Electrical box
Table
Trash receptacle
Water feature

Fun facts

The majority of the park is a pond. The pond sits northwest of a larger pond, creating a chain of aquatic habitat. This creates a great opportunity for wildlife viewing.

History

On Oct. 26, 2004, the City Council accepted 6.73 acres of parkland and facility improvements from Sunset Hills Limited Partnership for the Sunset Hills Subdivision in north Fort Worth. This acreage provided a neighborhood park and trail link eastward, connecting to future Heritage Addition parkland. The overall park system runs southward through Heritage Addition, Heritage Glen, and to the Arcadia Park system. The developer provided improvements that consisted of a pond and trail as well as park benches.^{^[1]}

[1] City of Fort Worth, Mayor & Council Communication, L-13942, Oct. 26, 2004.

Recreation

This is a neighborhood park with a 0.25 mile paved trail on either side of a pond. The trail connects the surrounding neighborhoods and Sunset Hills North Park to Barksdale Park below the pond dam.

Geology

The park is solely in the Pawpaw, Weno Limestone, Fort Worth Limestone, and Duck Creek geologic formations. Ammonites, echinoids, oysters and pectens are some of the fossils found in the bedrock.

Soils

Sanger soils cover the park and consist of very deep, well drained, very slowly permeable soils that formed in clayey marine sediments.

Ecology

The park is small and the majority of it is contained within the 1+ acre pond. The pond offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy aquatic life including some shoreline wetland plants, dragonflies, damselflies, turtles, frogs/toads and fish. Just below the dam lies a wetland area that is a slough on the north end of the Barksdale Park water feature. In this area, you may find shorebirds, waterfowl, and other wildlife that use wetlands for food and shelter.

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

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