Reverchon Park

If you have a toddler, this is a perfect park. The padded ground and small playground is perfect for those just learning how to walk. I also love the fact that it is covered from the hot sun. I am amazed by all the recent improvements to this park– especially the connectors to the Katy Trail. It gets busy on the weekends, so try to come during the week. If you haven’t been to Revershon in a while and are wary because of it’s former reputation, visit again. Just keep in mind that it’s in an urban neighborhood close to a large LBGT area. If you have problems with people who don’t speak English or men holding hands, they probably don’t want you there either.

This is a beautiful park at the base of the Katy Trail. I play basket ball there regularly. Sometimes on one of the two outdoor courts and sometimes in the rec center, which also has a weight room. There’s a large play ground for kids and plenty of field to kick or throw a ball in. Good space for dogs and mingling.

I love Reverchon Park. I’ve been here to play basketball on their concrete courts, to throw a softball around on their rolling green hills, to sit in the shade under a big beautiful tree and have a picnic… I never tire of hanging out in this park. There’s also a great big playground for kids, a covered picnic area, and a Parks & Rec building (where I go to vote!). Festivals are often held here (like the Texas Veggie Fair) and the large grassy expanse is a great venue for things like that.
I especially appreciate that it’s easily accessible from the Katy Trail, so I can walk or ride my bike to the park whenever I feel like it. That’s so nice to be able to do in a city that feels so car-​oriented. I definitely recommend spending a day in the park!

5k of the year. Awesome Sponsors. 93 degrees out and at the finish they had water bottle service. Probably 50 tents set up. Including every freaking taco/​tex mex joint hangout in town brought it and M A R G A R I T A S. I saw pizza and burgers in the hands of some ppl but wow it was so packed I have no idea. Several Juice Companies were on hand with organic fresh pressed varieties. Plus pimp music. Tons of Swag. It was the Unilocal Event for Runners, Chelsea said haha. Most ppl filled the streets and Scottish Rite will let you park on the roof for free. Ha. I walked. Great idea on the ice water baby pools for the puppies. This one runner got in and the dogs looked at him like «thanks dude for sweating in our water.» Seriously animals first, everyone knows that. I have been here other times for like the Vegan Event, which I am clearly not. And this is always so organized and it is just a great spot for community and a wonderful way to meet ppl and run into ppl.

Beautiful park, perfect for a picnic or a little hike in the shade! The Katy Trail 5k actually starts and finishes on the grounds of this park. So it was fun to party on the lawn out here after the race! Take pics with the dolphin statue, enjoy the breeze in your hair, and the sunshine on your face! I’ll definitely make my way back over here sometime soon! There’s also a little rec center in the area if you live in the neighborhood to go get your workout on!

I always bring my grandchildren here when they visit me on the weekends. Today, we tried to enter the park but were told the park was closed for the entire day. It was 9:30 am on a beautiful April Sunday. A woman directing people setting up tents said we would have to leave because their group had rented the entire park for the entire day. When I questioned her about this being a public park and I didn’t think that was fair, she said her group paid «a lot of money» to rent the park. I had to tell my 5 and 8 year old granddaughters there would be no fun today. So before you make the trip, be sure they are open. Otherwise, my granddaughters love the playground in this park. Is this a public park or a private park?

I really love taking my dog here. It’s pretty close to where I live, it’s right next to Katy Trail, there’s parking available, there are a lot of open grassy fields, and there are some good walking trails within the park itself. It’s still considered an urban park, but it’s still very open and outdoorsy. Although there’s a pretty big parking lot in the back, I’d make sure to hide all your valuables in your car since I’ve heard of a couple of break-​ins happening.
Warning: if you do not like dogs/​are scared of dogs, do NOT come here. Tons of people let their dogs off their leashes, and there are just a bunch of puppies running around everywhere. I’m personally ok with it and my dog is good about other dogs approaching her, but if you have any concerns, just avoid this park. However, considering the number of dogs running around, owners are generally pretty responsible about picking up after their dogs.
I always see a bunch of people here on the weekends. It’s generally a great place for some football, frisbee, running, or biking. A group of friends and I like to come here to play some casual ultimate frisbee. And sometimes I even see food trucks along the paths!

Ever since I’ve relocated back to Texas, I’ve been having a hard time finding a nice outdoors-​y place in the city that feels like it’s an actual escape. I mean, Klyde Warren is nice and all but it’s literally surrounded by buildings and cityscape.
Enter Reverchon Park — it’s just the loveliest thing I’ve found in Dallas, yet. I went on a Saturday afternoon and it was perfectly serene, I had the whole back part of the park to myself to just run, stare into the sun, and rejuvenate. It reminds me of my favorite park in SF called Lafayette, I miss it so much as I use to go every weekend and I’m glad to find another that reminds me of my former home.
The only con is that there are some folks that don’t take care of the park and there’s a few litterings I saw around the area, which is really disappointing. Other than that, it’s just a perfect place to fall in love with nature. I can’t wait to go back.
I parked by the Rec center and it looked perfectly safe during the daytime.

Pretty clean park most of the time. I love starting here and running the katy trail because there’s plenty of parking near the baseball field. Definitely a great place for family and has a very nice playground!

DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR CAR!
My car was broken into for back pack during the middle of the day. Minimal loss other than a broken window and Huge inconvenience. It was evident I was being watched due to how & when the crime took place. The police officer mentioned that it is a «hot Spot’ So … enjoy but be caution.
The park is Beautiful… Great play ground.

Has a lovely jogging path, a great covered playground, basketball court, and lots of shade. It’s a good place take lunch and have a nice day with the kids (dunno if it’s toddler safe though). Definitely take your walking shoes & maybe back up shoes if the kids like to explore. We always end up going off the path and seem to find the 1 patch of mud in the whole park. Bathrooms are in the park center next to the bball court. The stone steps/​tables are open for visitors again and offer a fun picnic alternative but they aren’t handicap accessible.

I love Reverchon park. Right next to the Katy trail, good for biking running, with plenty of park space to just lay down a picnic blanket and read. In the corner, a great playground for kids, and an outdoor basketball court for teenagers.
More outdoorsy and traditional, less chic than Klyde Warren, this is your typical park, and a beautiful one at that. Every now and then you might see a yelling homeless person (was he homeless, though?), but that’s what makes people watching fun!
My only complaint – the lack of bathrooms. The only bathrooms available in the park are in the rec center facility. If you happen to be chilling after hours, or on a Sunday, either let nature take its course in nature, or beg someone to let them use their restroom.

Took the squid here to play. The playground was super clean and they have a killer jungle gym. Be careful riding scooters up and down the hills. My seven year old thought she could ride down a hill on the scooter. She picked up so much speed she wiped out. There was blood and tears everywhere. No permanent damage. We were back the next week, sans scooter.

Update: the park’s still spacious and beautiful, perfect for letting your dog run loose. But don’t do it! I lived near this park for about three years and always saw dogs running loose and playing here. I was completely ignorant about the leash laws. But the city has recently (and randomly) been enforcing leash laws, and you will get fined if they catch you.

Ahh, Reverchon. Arguably my favorite park in Dallas (although I flip flop between Klyde Warren and Reverchon… probably depends on my mood).
This place is just so lovely! So many tall trees, hills, historic steps and benches made out of stone. It’s much larger than Klyde Warren Park, and although it doesn’t have all the tall buildings surrounding it, it still manages to feel like an urban park… but with a lot more nature. Haha. I have spent many a day just lounging under the trees on a blanket and ogling at all the adorable dogs running around.
One of my favorite spots in Dallas, and I will be back very soon. :)

The park has a seedy history but now has a new image. The trail is always being upgraded as the highrises come up and down either side, so Reverchon was obviously next in line. A nice piece of greenery in this city connected to the Katy Trail and situated in lovely Oak Lawn. Really old trees for shade and nice winding trails.
There are events here and when there aren’t its very peaceful to spend time here. Keep in mind it is in the gayborhood… so if you’re not open minded then perhaps you should go elsewhere. Me? I don’t give a hoot either way!

Reverchon got a facelift. The grounds are getting better landscaping, hedges trimmed, to show off the 1930’s red stone bridges, steps and benches, flowers planted, and more community events being stages here, specifically 5k runs.
The preface to this rebirth was coincidentally the filling in with dirt the front parking lot
full of questionably parked drivers and loiterers. Now a green lawn, the loiterers
are more scarce, but still have a faint presence.
The park itself is green with big trees, expansive lawns, cute rock bench rest areas with appointed wildflower gardens and a huge covered playground.
Hopefully reverchon will continue its renaissance and become the park it deserves to be.

i used to come to this park a lot when it was the spot for the gays on sundays… but things got out of hand & it started getting too dayum hot… so i stopped coming!!! came here for our 2^nd phase of engagement pics & the park looks a lot better… very beautiful!

I have tried to take my son to this park a few times, and, as Scott L. said, there were loitering creeps. There were men sitting alone in parked cars near the playground, or homeless looking people sitting on benches staring at the playground.
It was creepy, and I recommend that families find another park.

Well Hot Damn, I didn’t realize the extent of this park. I only see a fleeting glance when I drive by. This park is pretty ginormous and enjoyable. Despite the creepsters that lurk around at night, this park has a lot to offer. There is a playground for children, ample field space for your pups to run and a baseball diamond tucked away in the back. It made me so happy to know there was such a nice recreational area in the oak lawn area.
I decided to take my hyperactive boxer to this park so he could exert his energy by doing what I like to call, indie 500s. I am not sure if any of you reading this review have a dog that finds amusement in just running in circles over and over as fast as they can. Well my dog likes to. I am not sure if he is stupid or just easily amused, or both. Probably both. Well, at Reverchon park there were huge trees that shade a field with rolling hills that open up to an even larger field in the sunlight.
I am so excited I discovered this park just in time for the beautiful weather. But I think for now, I think I will only visit this park in daylight as I think there is sketch things that transpire was the sun goes down.