I loved this place. We needed to kill some time so found this preserve and explored some of ut. It was a piece of lovely, rugged nature in the middle of the city. The trails are like paths and not very well marked but the air was fresh and clean. I walked it in flats and didnt have a problem. We didnt stumble across many people on the trails.

Great peaceful place for your young kids to learn the basics of fishing and casting a line. Lots of little perches and catfish... no big fish because it is a small pond. Perfect for beginners!

This place is great, and they had the service if you are needed. Southwest Nature Preserves is big, and wonderful atmosphere here for the entire family. Especially for kids entertainment, kids can have a wonderful party here. Food is good and facility is nice. It’s clean, comfortable place. Staff was helpful.

The south pond at The Southwest Nature Preserve has a wide sidewalk from the parking lot that leads to a spacious deck. The pond is stocked with pan fish that love live worms on bobbers. This is perfect for teaching new anglers.

This is a great place for a hike. Ive taken the family a couple times as its closer than cedar hill. Several different trails, and you can switch it up in several spots for variation. Its also not completely flat which is nice.

Nice trails. No restroom. Lots of options for trails. Ponds. Some seating for picnic.

Not so crowded. Good for walk. Sitting arrangement is limited. Small lake. Dog friendly

Great park with some really good trails. Great place to hike, trail run it take your dog. Watch out though, in since areas there is A LOT if poison ivy.

This place is nice and quiet. It is a good place to take a hike. Even though it is close to the highway you wouldnt know it. The trail wasnt too hard for an inexperienced hiker like me. The dog loved it too. Just make sure you bring water because there are no fountains on the nature trail, just at the beginning near the parking lot.

An excellent place to take the family for some fresh air and exercise. A beautiful view of downtown Fort Worth from the bluff.

Awesome little hidden park here in Kennedale (SW Arlington) ~ with elaborate trails, ponds, fishing, wildlife, ...

Cool nature park, but a little creepy. Trails are very thin.

Water was low but no ones fault. Somewhat tretrous so watch you steps and wear pants.

This is a small, but beautiful preserve with a few small lakes to fish, some great trails along an outcrop of the Woodbine formation and overall worth a small trip if youre in the area and enjoy the outdoors.

Very peaceful!!! If you need to clear your mind and just be with nature this is the place for you!

Nice, quick hike in nature after work/ school.

If you enjoy the great outdoors and want to see less concrete...please visit Southwest Nature Preservation Park. Cool trails, boulders,and pond. Great photo opportunities for naturists.

Nice place for a walk. I’m from PA, and this place definitely helped fill my need for nature. It’s close to the highway- so you do hear some of that. But otherwise I thought it was a beautiful and fun trail with lots of smaller trails in between. Can’t wait to go back when the foliage is fuller!

Nice trails but so many thorny trees, bushes, and vines. Like walking through Malificents garden... Lol!

I took my toddler on a hike here and it was perfect for her. The loop around Kennedale Mountain (yes, mountain, the sign says so) was about a mile according to my Garmin. Elevation change was ~60 feet so you get a little workout in but its not too strenuous. And hey, you get to say you summited a mountain. ;)One thing that needs improvement is better trail markers. Only one trail had arrows indicating direction and the arrows werent labeled so I had no idea which trail I was on. At least its small enough that if you get lost youll stumble back across the right path soon enough.Overall it was a great little adventure and Ill be taking my daughter back often.

First time here. Steady bites on work and bobber. Good action on Texas rigs. Will be back!

Nice walk after extensive social distancing. Wish trails were wider

Nice little hideaway. Cant wait to go back and try fishing.

Gorgeous! Awesome trails.

Great place to hike, especially with the dogs. Few people.

This place is great for such times.

Great local place to take a mini adventure.

Great place to hike and enjoy the beautiful landscape!

Very nice and lush but small.

Nice place to walk

Its a little hidden gem right near the freeway. Early morning is the best time to come by and see wildlife and spectacular sunrises.

Great place...pond, good trails. Still dont understand why people defile a place like this by littering.

We love this little park! It is a gem in our corner of Arlington! Several trails and ponds. We love to watch the ducks.

Usually too crowded and I have to go off of the trail into the brush with my dog, so people can walk by every few minutes. And there are always people on the dock and leaving trash there and on the trails. I always take a plastic bag and pick up what I can. Especially the broken glass, since dogs and children could get hurt.

Beautiful scenery and decent trails

Great little hiking spot, trails are easy and short. Lovely fishing ponds also, fully stocked.

The local best kept secret. Walking trails.

I really enjoyed this park. They had plenty of trail options and I liked that they had some none cement trails. The wildflowers here are gorgeous and the park is far enough from the road there is almost no traffic noise. Plus, there are bathrooms and a nature center at the front. Occasionally they have classes at the center.

Great place to walk with your dog or let kids run around to get the energy out. Can be very muddy, so take care to pay attention to previous days weather and which trail you choose.

Didnt hike the trails but my toddlers and I enjoyed walking on the bridge to the middle of the water. It was very peaceful to sit and watch the children run around.Fish and turtles in the water... and only saw people on our way out.Nice place

Nice little nature preserve. Good for a mini hike. People need to respect it more and pack out what they take in. Ok fishing, just highly pressured.

Nice short hikes up wooded hills and around ponds with some fishing.

Honestly not good as expected

Wow, i cannot believe that i went on a hike to this place. It was neat to see.

Great natural get away for some well kept trails and pristine forest armosphere.

You can catch and release only here.

PEACEFUL...RELAXING...CLARITY

Great trails and two big fishing spots.

Several hiking trails, but few are clearly marked. Only a piece of the park is paved but it only leads to park benches and a fishing pier. Cute little pond.

Nice little place to do some minor hiking and to let your dogs run around if its not busy.

Great short trails. Nicely done cement path around the lower pond. The Rocky ridge and elevation are unexpected in that part of Arlington. We enjoyed our picnic at the tables ; right by parking but tucked cozily into edge of woods, surrounded by natural Stone.

Glad Arlington set aside this little piece of peacefulness. Nice views from the top of the trails. Come here every week to get a small recharge.

Great place if it had better restrooms Id give it 5 stars cause its worth 5 other then the horrible restrooms

Great little neighborhood park

Just enough hike for younger children.

Well kept, nice little hiking trails.

Good place to have fun with your family

Fells like the middle of nowhere, but you are still.just a few minutes from home

This park has a lot of potential but it needs some maintenance. Most of the walking trails are overgrown. Nice size ponds for fishing.

Nice hike/walk. Quite muddy in places. Wear appropriate shoes. Trails need to be marked better.

Great value and food tastes great. You can buy their own salas to take home while youre there too!

We love this place.... but it is in desperate need of keeping up... the trails and seating areas are overgrown.

I grew up in that area and I still go there today. Great place.

Been coming here 18 years and its is such a cool place. Used to have the biggest bass in Tx, not sure anymore though. No catfish at all.

Good fishing spot

Great trails and 2 nice ponds.

This is the most beautiful nature place I have been to. Peaceful & quiet & lovely view

It was very nice. It was quiet very green the pond had healthy fish. They provided dog poop bags for your dogs. They had a Porta potty that was handicap accessible. It was taken care of for sure. It had good trails to walk thru. I would like to visit again.

Went for a great quiet hike and had one. From winter to fall one of the best hikes around. Fishing, bird and nature watching, picnicing- something for everyone!

Horrible place, avoid at all costs. Please let me have my own private ponds to fish bass and perch all day without seeing a soul, I dont mind those without fishing rods, though... Oh and pack out your trash, pigs!

Great hiking area

Great little nature preserve. Clean and pretty. Nice little oasis off the highway.

Great place for a walk with your dog!

The trails were easy to follow we had a good time. Cant wait to go when everything is in bloom.

Nice place too go, would like for there to be more signs too let you know where your location is in the preserve other than that we had a good time, for my city kids.

Dont expect concrete walkways. Trails are in a very natural state but its a very pretty walk.

A real outdoor hike thats close by and not too long!

Very rustic park and path.

Its a nice area with well maintained trails. Easy to walk and scenic.

The atmosphere is very relaxed took my dog for a jog. Will go back.

A great place to hike as well as fish. My husband loves doing some catch-and release-fishing here when we have time. The little hiking trails they have make for a pretty walk as well. I wish there were more shaded areas by the fishing/pond docks, but it is a pretty nature preserve none the less.

Nice little place to take a hike. I tried fishing and got skunked other than that nice set up.

It has the potential to be a great park. Seems neglected by Arlington though. They need to hurry up and finish it..

A pretty natural area with some hiking trails, two lookout points, and a small river/pond.

Nice place. Trails were a little overgrown and muddy in some places. Love the natural plants and landscape

The place is in terrible shape and really needs work. A relative fell on the fishing path and got cut on thorns.

I went there first time it opened in 2014 and recently went back as well. Its a nice park with a good trail. Make sure you bring some water on a hot day. On fall the leaves are absolutely beautiful.

Great trail system...or so it seemed because it was quite overgrown. I’ve only been the once, but there were several ponds and lots of shade so we would definitely go back and try again.

The best hidden gem of of the dallas/ft worth area!

Really love this place! Peaceful, pretty, good trails.

Love this little park. We enjoy walking there and enjoy the hikes- I like that they have kept it as a preserve-- as close to actual nature that you can get in a park. :)

Very peaceful place

Not crowded or overdeveloped. A few ponds and the moderate bluffs of Kennedale Mountain. There are several trails, marked with arrows in an undecipherable color pattern that means something to someone, somewhere. I just walked. Nice place for a few hours of hiking.

Used to be great fishing in the upper lake. Lower lake is great for bluegill but not bass. Cool views of fort worth from cliff up the hill

Cute, but needs some maintenance work.

Just on the western edge of Arlington, Texas, near Kennedale, this small preserve has very nice walking trails and several ponds where you can do some catch and release fishing. The southeast corner of the preserve is a high-elevated knob that forms a shelf of red rock. Its the perfect place to rest or picnic and while looking over the treetops at a beautiful view of Fort Worth in the distance. The main trails are well defined, and it appears that there are more trails in development. There are three or four ponds where you can fish, and my son and I caught several Bluegills around the pier of the southernmost pond. The water was fairly clear in all the ponds, and we could see several fairly large Bluegills lazing around weed beds in the largest pond from the shore. When I took my family yesterday (mid November), the park was very clean and well maintained. If you want quiet family time in nature and live in around Arlington or eastern Fort Worth, but you dont want to drive too far or pay a mint for entry fees, give this nice little preserve a try. Theres plenty of nature to see, and fish to catch (and release!).

I nice getaway near town that makes you feel like you have left the city.

This is a surprising treasure in southwest Arlington. The beautiful scenery and great hiking trails make it a place we will definitely visit again.

Great trails WITH my dog. Several different varieties of species to locate. Very fun time.

Great trails.