What a beautiful place to take a stroll with the family. Not to mentioned a great place to take family pictures. This was my first time visiting this place, the restrooms where clean and the day was perfect. I would definitely reccomend this for the family or just spend time with a love one. Timing is the key mid sunsets are around 5:00 to 5:30 is when you can capture that special moment.

We love walking around Penn Farm. Not only are there many amazing photo opportunities, the history and grounds themselves are beautiful. Weve been here several times now and always make it a point of walking around and looking at everything. We dont stop and read all the information about the buildings anymore, but if its your first time they are worth the read and time.

Great to see these old buildings nice old farm !

Great short hike. Family and pet friendly.

From a photographers POV, this is a great little place with surprisingly sufficient number of compositions to get portraits. You could use the houses or barns to get a more rustic feel but you can also exploit the openness of the field to minimize the rustic presence if needed. Late afternoon provides good lighting and its accessible until late.

Out in the wilderness but still in the metroplex. Beware of the chiggers!

This was a fun place to with kids.

Very nice place to walk and get exercise while discovering historical sites.

Go there if you are interested in lake view or want to educate children on how people lived 200 years ago. Do not go in rainy season as trails are closed

A walk down the memory lane!A well maintained place within a great state park. Check the exhibits, preserved farm equipment,and old stables.Interesting history of Penn family and farming.

This was a fun adventure

Love the hiking in Cedar Hill, and being a history buff this was especially attractive. I recommend a visit hands down. Its a serene, educational, and gives you a great sense of the history of Cedar Hill and the surrounding area.

This is the weirdest farm Ive ever seen. Its like all of the buildings were dumped here and it was never actually farmed. I cant figure out what the barns were used for. That possible chicken coop one felt...creepy. It felt barren, unlike other old farms weve been around. It didnt even smell right.Where were the alleged orchards, for example?Lots of critters, which was cool. I think we saw more wildlife here than in any other part of the state park.

This is a very interesting trip to take if you want to see how Texas was established

My son and I trooped around. we met a nice family from Midlothian who had a couple of boys. We had a good time.

Saw baby vultures, great visit!

A nice walk around historical buildings.

If you are at Cedar Hill State Park, you have to visit Penn Farm and do the self guided tour, it is well worth exploring and learning about some great Texas History.

Had a great time walking around the ranch. Very interesting

Really great to see these hundred year old buildings an imagine what life was like back then. Was a very hard but beautiful life living off of the land. Must have taken a lot of faith to survive!

Fun little trail within Cedar Lake state park. Many old Farm buildings, many are dilapidated but still neat to explore. Dog friendly, kid friendly. Bathroom available at the beginning of the trail, a slow exploration takes roughly an hour and a half. Had a run in with a turkey vulture which made the journey all the more exciting. It was roosting in one of the old barns

Great place. Plenty of shade on the trails. It could use some upkeep of the historical buildings and the old farm equipment but since the entrance is free that will need some extra source of funding or fees and or donations. Great piece of history.

Love this place great walking trails and signs you can read about the history

Great place to visit if youre staying in the park or are just coming in for a day walk.

Nice, clean and very peaceful place. Not much to see except for the pictures and site itself.

This rating isn’t so much about the place, but more about the rundown nature of it - which I will attribute to the lack of funding - without knowing that is actually true.

We did farm tour w/ a park ranger. Gal was very knowledgeable and well spoken. The old time games at end was a hit with all the kiddos. Bathrooms were in great condition. Sad trails were closed due to high flooding.

Shady walking area, beautiful 100 yr old structures, very interesting history

Amazing place. i would definitely go again in fall or winter to avoid heat exhaustions

Great place that lets you see a different side of the area.

Sad to see the Park is so rundown.

I love this place! Im a photographer and there are lots of great backdrops for portraits within a comfortable walking distance. The entry fee is a little steep in my opinion but theres no other place like it in DFW that I know of.

Nice place to walk and explore

Such a neat place, I love the history of it

Love this place, my escape from the city!

Great place with lots of interesting history

Great hike for young kids!

A hidden gem , you’ll love it .... take your precautions and spray repellent on you!Chiggers are a serious case in this place!

This place is as authentic as it gets

Very nice rustic/western scenery at this park. Took pictures here with the family.

It was a great place to take the kids (3 of them under the age of 4) on a short discovery hike.

Out of date historical interpretation. Pre-civil Rights mentality

Need some place to take pictures of and I wasn’t disappointed. Bring plenty of water with you because it was very hot, nice place to visit and walk around.

So pretty!!

Neat little place to get away from all the hustle and bustle of the city. Maybe take a picnic.

My familys farm backed up to the Penn farm. It was nice seeing the buildings again.

Not so much to look to be honest but I loved the place for its scenic and natural beauty. Good place to relax and chit chat with your dear ones!

Never new this place existed and I have been to CHSP many times. This is a gem of a place with really cool old buildings and a ton of old equipment all over the property. Take your best camera as there are about a million great photo ops. I really really love this place and will be going back. I recommend taking a bike as its spread out and a bike will get you around really well which is what I did.

A very unique journey too see how folks use to live and work on a farm.

Was super fun and family friendly

Excellent state park, historic and worth the visit

Great place for the kids to explore and learn.

Great walking area

Very interesting old farm, may displays of 100 year old equipment.

Great place to enjoy and walk the path of settlement history at your own pace and leisure

We took our family photos here and it was a great location. Its historical and you can look at the buildings and artifacts at your own pace.

A nice piece of history. Worth a visit.

We walked the trails and had fun!!

Great place, love it.

Nice hike through historical farm.

Annual bluebonnet photos, every year. The field is great.

Historic farm with charm and we loved touring this place.

Has interesting history.

Nice easy stroll inside Cedar Hill State Park. Youll see lots of cotton tail rabbits. Must pay entry fees to state park.

Fantastic place to spend the day

We enjoyed the back in time experience!

Beautiful area full of history

A park ranger taught us how to churn butter

My family comes here all the time for pictures never fails us!

Travel back in time

Great place to take the family

Awesome place to go!!

Great

Very informative.

Loved it!

Ok

Lovely place!

A true piece of North Texas history!

Love it