Dallas has one of the largest municipal parks systems in the nation with over 20,812 park land acres which encompass 410 parks, 7 lakes, 4,658 surface acres of water and over 177 developed trail miles.
Park amenities include playgrounds, picnic shelters, tennis courts, soccer and football fields, baseball and softball diamonds, multi-purpose fields, basketball and volleyball courts and disc golf.
Facilities owned or operated by the department include:
- 256 athletic fields
- 201 playgrounds
- 43 recreation centers
- 6 golf courses, 4 driving ranges
- 4 tennis centers
- 2 shooting ranges
- 9 community pools
- 8 family aquatic centers
- 17 spraygrounds
- 1 indoor pool
- 9 off leash dog parks
- Bahama Beach Waterpark
- Forest - Audelia Youth Boxing Gym
- Kiest Softball Complex
- Skatepark at Lakeland Hills
- Southern Skates Roller Rink
- Teen Tech Center
- Wellmed Charitable Foundation Senior Activity Center
- Winfrey Point and Big Thicket reservation buildings
Special attractions:
- Bahama Beach Waterpark
- Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve
- Children's Aquarium at Fair Park
- Cotton Bowl at Fair Park
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
- Dallas Zoo
- Dealey Plaza - a National Historic Landmark
- Fair Park - a National Historic Landmark
- MoneyGram Soccer Park
- Southern Skates Roller Rink
- Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
- Trinity River Audubon Center