Denton Parks, Recreation & Trails Master Plan

Parks and Recreation staff and consultants from Halff Associates, Inc. are working together to transform Denton’s Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan into a sustainable system driven by community input and engagement.

The Purpose of the Plan
The purpose of the plan is to serve as a road map for long-range priorities relative to existing and future parks, trails, recreation facilities, programs, operations, preservation, maintenance, and funding. The current Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan was adopted in 2001 and updated in 2009.


What's Important to You is Important to Us
Changes in strategic plans, community growth, development, demographic trends, and emerging industry changes are some of the many reasons that make it necessary to revisit the community's needs and redevelop the master plan. In addition to changes within the community, there is a need to revisit sustainability, maintenance management, and approaches for aging inventory.

What's important to you is important to us, and your participation in this process is essential to understanding your needs and prioritizing them relative to a growing community.

The Game Plan
Community engagement and public input represent one of the three phases that will help us develop the plan. Together, we'll identify our current State of Play and engage the community to explore needs and priorities. Thereafter, we'll apply the data to establish plans and priorities that envision the next 10 to 20 years and present them to the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Board and City Council for consideration and approval to begin implementation.