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West Fork Trinity RiverRiver Legacy Park to Trammell Crow Park
Long urban Trinity National Water Trail segment from River Legacy Park in Arlington to Trammell Crow Park / Sylvan Boat Ramp in Dallas. Trinity Coalition maps the 24.75-mile point-to-point segment with public launch coordinates, while TRPA West Fork guidance and the direct Grand Prairie USGS gauge support a conservative same-day flow check.
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Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at River Legacy Park and finish at Trammell Crow Park for the 24.75-mile Trinity National Water Trail link through Grand Prairie and Irving to Dallas. Use the Grand Prairie gauge with a conservative 100 cfs floor, then make a same-day call on mileage, storm runoff, wood, water quality, heat, park hours, and the current dam/portage map.
Access map
Put-in
River Legacy Park Access SiteTrinity Coalition publishes both endpoints as launch-site anchors. Follow current signs, ramps, park access paths, and bank conditions on arrival rather than treating the coordinates as survey-grade wetted-edge points.
Take-out
Trammell Crow Park / Sylvan Boat RampThis is a long point-to-point segment with few normal exits. The map shows Beltline Road only as an emergency exit, not a planned public split for inventing a shorter scored route.
Road shuttle
Stage Trammell Crow Park / Sylvan Boat Ramp first during Dallas park hours, then return to River Legacy Park. This is the long downstream continuation between two existing Paddle Today route families, not the short River Legacy out-and-back.
Additional access notes
- TRPA's 100 cfs minimum and 200 cfs ideal cue are broad West Fork guidance. Near or below the floor, expect scraping, muddy banks, slow travel, and more exposure than the route distance alone suggests.
- Trinity Coalition says access sites, dams, infrastructure, and river conditions change. Review the current launch-site and dam-hazard map before launching.
- Do not substitute private banks, golf-course edges, levee roads, unmanaged road crossings, or floodway service roads for the planned take-out unless there is an immediate safety need.
More route and safety guidance
- Trinity Coalition says every dam on the Trinity River Paddling Trail should be considered hazardous and that paddlers must review the current map for portages and dam icons before launching.
- TRPA warns that steep muddy banks, log jams, a narrow channel, and high water can pose hazards on the West Fork. Do not substitute unmanaged road crossings or private banks for the planned take-out.
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W Fk Trinity Rv at Grand Prairie, TX. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Known low-water floor | 100 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Texas Rivers Protection Association West Fork Trinity River guidance |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official route systemTrinity River National Water Trail
Trinity Coalition says the National Water Trail covers 130 river miles with 21 official launch sites across the West Fork, Clear Fork, Elm Fork, and main stem, and that it received National Water Trail designation in 2020.
- Route shape and coordinatesRiver Legacy Park to Trammell Crow Park, about 24.75 mi
The River-Legacy-to-Trammell-Crow map publishes River Legacy Park at 32.788243, -97.100328 and Trammell Crow Park at 32.789872, -96.834669, with about 24.75 miles to Trammell Crow Park.
- Independent route contextTRPA names River Legacy Park to Trammell Crow Park
TRPA identifies continuing or starting from River Legacy Park to Trammell Crow Park at Sylvan Avenue as a 24-mile West Fork option and links the Trinity Coalition maps for obstacles and dam portages.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-08-10USGS 08049500 at 197 cfs / 2.36 ft
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- Threshold posture100 cfs minimum-only; 200 cfs ideal cue; 2,000 cfs maximum caution
TRPA's West Fork Trinity quick info lists Class I water, a 100 cfs minimum, 200 cfs ideal flow, and 2,000 cfs maximum, with West Fork USGS gauges linked for current conditions.
- CampingNo route camping
River Legacy Park posts 5 a.m.-10 p.m. park hours, Dallas park rules close parks from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Dallas city code prohibits overnight camping on park property except by special permit; no reviewed source supports informal riverbank camping on this urban route.
- Safety contextLong mileage, dam awareness, muddy banks, log jams, and changing access
Trinity Coalition says all dams on the trail should be avoided and checked on the interactive map; TRPA notes steep muddy banks, log jams, a narrow channel, high-water hazards, and water-quality concerns.
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