The park is about 70% complete overall as of late February, Coates said.<\/p>\n
The 122-acre park will include bike facilities for all ages, a splash pad, playgrounds, public art, shade structures, observation deck, miles of hike-and-bike trails and expanding landscape ecologies, Coates said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to build these destination parks that are exciting and unique enough that I can get someone to come from the southwest corner of Frisco to drive to the northwest corner of Frisco through the traffic, however many miles it is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The $40 million park is different from other Frisco parks that have come online in recent years. Instead of a focus on sports fields, seen in parks such as Harold Bacchus Community Park, Northwest<\/a> will have a focus on nature, Mayor Jeff Cheney<\/a> said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe needs of our citizens have changed over time, and truthfully our sports complexes are meeting the demand,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a lot of requests from our residents to have different types of parks. … This is a destination park we think our residents will drive to.\u201d<\/p>\n Northwest has a large focus on cycling as a sport, Coates said. For example, the project will have a bike park geared toward beginners, asphalt pump tracks for intermediate riders and off-road trails with jumps and other obstacles.<\/p>\n “><\/p>\n Some context <\/p>\n The park\u2019s bike trails will be maintained by the Dallas Off-Road Bicycling Association, or DORBA, once it is completed.<\/p>\n Volunteering to maintain trails is a large part of DORBA, said Rick McGrath, the organization\u2019s development director.<\/p>\n McGrath said the park will become the \u201cgold standard\u201d for what a park with cycling in mind should be in North Texas.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re so excited about what they are doing there,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to use the same design for other mountain bike parks in the North Texas area.\u201d<\/p>\n The focus on families and cycling is going to bring people from miles away to enjoy the park, McGrath said.<\/p>\n The city invested about $45 million on the project including contingencies, which haven\u2019t been used so the park is closer to a $40 million price tag, Coates said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like a getaway from the city right there in the park,\u201d McGrath said. \u201cWe are very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n Diving in deeper <\/p>\n Beyond cycling, the park will include open space that will incorporate a dog park, event lawn, playground and food truck spaces.<\/p>\n The goal was to cater to the entire family with the park with something to do for all skill levels, Coates said. The trails can also be used for runners, walkers and anyone else wanting to see the native Blackland Prairie that is specific to the region. The prairie is an ecological region in the North Texas area known for dark clay soils that once covered large portions of Frisco.<\/p>\n![\"visualization\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774463830_167_thumbnail.jpeg\")
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The park will feature playgrounds, trails and a splash pad along with the miles of hiking and biking trails. (Courtesy city of Frisco)<\/p>\n