Parks

Titus Paulsel Park

Dedication

1994

Size

10 acres

Additional amenities

Backstop
Basketball court
Bench
Drinking fountain
Grill
Park lighting
Playground
Shelter
Softball/baseball field
Stand-alone swing
Table
Trash receptacle

Fun facts

History

In 1986, $400,000 in bonds was approved by voters for the creation of parks in the Polytechnic and Fairmount neighborhoods. The Fairmount park had been acquired but not one for Poly. In 1994, the family of the late James Titus Paulsel, Sr. donated an undeveloped seven-acre wooded tract at Binkley Street and Avenue M for park purposes. The park department used the bond funds for the park’s development. It was dedicated on October 23, 1994 which happened to be Paulsel’s birthday. Paulsel was a lumber entrepreneur who died in 1960. The park was named for him. It currently has a shelter, playground, and grills.

Recreation

The park has a pavilion with picnic tables and grills for friend and family gatherings. There is a basketball hoop pad and a backstop for a friendly game of softball/baseball. A cement trail leads from the neighborhood to the playground and other amenities. The park is a short 0.60 mile bike ride from Trinity Trails in Cobb Park.

Geology

The park is fairly evenly divided between the PawPaw, Weno Limestone, Denton Clay Formations and the Grayson Marl and Main Street Limestone Formations; all of which were formed during the Cretaceous Age when Texas was covered by a shallow inland sea.

Soils

The wooded portion of the park is of the Sanger Series, which contains clayey marine sediments derived from the Cretaceous limestone bedrock. The active use portion of the park is of the Purves Series which is well-drained soils derived from interbedded limestone and marl.

Ecology

A lost tributary of Sycamore Creek runs through the woods of the park. Tree species are what one typically finds in riparian areas including boxelder, American elm, and hackberry. Bermudagrass and buffalograss are mixed in the lawn area with a sprinkling of horseherb and cretanweed. If you listen closely in the summer you may hear a white-eyed vireo in the woods. If you are patient and search the canopy, you may actually spot one!

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

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