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Encyclopedia > Collin county parks and open spaces

There are five county parks in Collin County, Texas. A county park is a park managed by a county. ... Collin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

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Bratonia Park

Bratonia Park
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Bratonia Park

Located east of Lucas adjacent to Lake Lavon and next to a United States Army Core of Engineers park, also named Bratonia Park. The Collin county Bratonia Park features a complete Model Airplane airpark, including a paved landing strip, workbenches and pilot zones. This park is operated and managed by the Richardson Radio Control Club. Categories: Possible copyright violations ...


Myers Park

Myers Park
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Myers Park

Myers Park and Event Center was originally created as the Collin County Youth Park in 1969 with acreage donated by John and Winnie Myers. The park has since grown to over 165 acres of rolling land. Myers Park and Event Center is dedicated for use by the residents of Collin County. Collin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...


The park offers a Show Barn and Indoor Arena, Outdoor Arena, Stall Barn, Reception Hall, Gazebo, Pole Barn (Picnic Pavilion), and two primitive group camping areas as rental venues.


Farm Museum

The Collin County Farm Museum is also located on the Myers park grounds, and has been managed by the Collin County Historical Society since August 23, 2005. This museum occupies 8,528 square feet plus a blacksmith shop, a granary and the confinement house. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External Links

Collin County Historical Society


Parkhill Prairie

Parkhill Prairie at the northern most picnic site looking East
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Parkhill Prairie at the northern most picnic site looking East

A 436-acre grassland park located in extreme northeast Collin County, Texas. The tax payers of Collin County provided the funding for this park in 1983 by passing the Open Space Bond Fund of Collin County. The park was contracted in 1986 and dedicated April 28th, 1990. Collin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Collin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...


The park features a 52-acre relic of the Blackland tall-grass prairie and provides magnificent views of the countryside, much like those viewed by the early Texas settlers more than 100 years ago. Covered pavilions with cook pits and restroom facilities are available. The park is open during daylight hours. Prairie refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few trees, and having generally a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...


Wildflowers on the prairie include Prairie Parsley, Wild Petunia, Indian Paintbrush, Winecup, Prairie Clover, Meadow Pinks, Purple Coneflower, Mexican Hat, Gay Feather, Azure Sage, Golden Rod and Asters. Species About 200 species, including: Castilleja chromosa Castilleja coccinea Castilleja miniata Castilleja mutis Castilleja pallida Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, and also northeast Asia. ... In physics, Mexican hat usually refers to the Mexican hat potential, a prescription for the potential energy that leads to the Higgs mechanism. ... Species See text. ...


Sister Grove Park

Sister Grove Park
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Sister Grove Park

Located near Princeton, Texas, about forty miles (64 km) north-northeast of Dallas. This park is owned and maintained by Collin County. The park offers covered picnic tables, restroom facilities and parking. Princeton is a city located in Collin County, Texas. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Collin County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...


The park is open during daylight hours.


Sister Grove Trail

Sister Grove hiking trail looking north from the southern tree line
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Sister Grove hiking trail looking north from the southern tree line

The trail, administered as a county park, features a leisurely stroll through the scraggle-woods common to this part of north Texas. Spring hiking on this trail permits one to see lush fields of honeysuckle, while winter hiking yields holly trees in full berry. Sightings of armadillo and raccoon may be made along the trail. A branch of the trail leads to nearby Lake Lavon. Species Lonicera albiflora Lonicera arizonica Lonicera x bella Lonicera caerulea Lonicera canadensis Lonicera caprifolium Lonicera chrysantha Lonicera ciliosa Lonicera conjugialis Lonicera dioica Lonicera etrusca Lonicera flava Lonicera fragrantissima Lonicera x heckrottii Lonicera hirsuta Lonicera hispidula Lonicera interrupta Lonicera involucrata Lonicera japonica Lonicera korolkowii Lonicera maackii Lonicera x minutiflora Lonicera morrowii... Species Ilex ambigua - Sand Holly Ilex amelanchier - Swamp Holly Ilex aquifolium - European Holly Ilex bioritsensis Ilex buergeri Ilex canariensis - Small-leaved Holly Ilex cassine - Dahoon Holly Ilex centrochinensis Ilex ciliospinosa Ilex colchica Ilex collina Ilex corallina Ilex coriacea Ilex cornuta - Chinese Holly Ilex crenata - Japanese Holly Ilex cyrtura Ilex decidua... Genera Dasypus Calyptophractus Chaetophractus Chlamyphorus Euphractus Zaedyus Cabassous Priodontes Tolypeutes Glyptodontidae (extinct) Armadillos are small placental mammals of the family Dasypodidae, known for having a bony armor shell. ... Type Species Procyon lotor Linnaeus, 1758 Species Procyon cancrivorus Procyon insularis Procyon lotor Raccoons are nocturnal mammals in the genus Procyon of the Procyonidae family. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...


This trail best suits the light day-hiker, as it is neither overly challenging nor overcrowded.


Trinity Trails

The trailhead at Brockdale Park
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The trailhead at Brockdale Park

Trinity Trails is an equestrian and light hiking trail with trailheads located at Brockdale Park and East Fork Park adjacent to Lake Lavon near the communities of Lucas and Wylie. A restroom facility and picnic areas are available. The trail is managed and maintained by the Trinity Trail Preservation Association. Look up equestrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...




External Links

Bratonia Park:

Sister Grove Park:

Trinity Trails:



 
 

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