Santa Fe Trail

The Got Weekend take

Why go

The Santa Fe Trail is Dallas's front door from nature to culture: a 4.3-mile concrete multi-use path that starts at White Rock Lake and threads through three historic East Dallas neighborhoods on its way to Deep Ellum, Fair Park and Downtown. Built by the City of Dallas and TXDOT, the 12-foot-wide path serves commuters, families, runners, cyclists and social groups, with informative signage, a repair station and connections to other trails along the way. Riders and walkers can detour into one of three parks, stop in Deep Ellum for a bite, or extend to the lake for water sports, a picnic or extra miles. The nonprofit Friends of Santa Fe Trail, founded in 2008, raises funds for capital improvements and organizes volunteer efforts like tree planting, seeding and trail clean-ups.

• 4.3-mile concrete path connecting White Rock Lake to Deep Ellum, Fair Park and Downtown Dallas
• 12-foot-wide multi-use path built by the City of Dallas and TXDOT, with signage and a repair station
• Passes quiet historic neighborhoods and connects to other trail systems
• Easy add-on miles at White Rock Lake or food stops in Deep Ellum at either end

Runners, cyclists, commuters and families who want a paved, easy-to-navigate route between some of Dallas's best destinations. Good for a short neighborhood ride or a longer lake-to-downtown link-up.

Make it your kind of weekend

• outdoors
• family outing
• solo exploring
• friends

A few visit notes

Paved multi-use trail, free and open to the public. No posted hours on the official site; typical city trail use is daylight hours. Trail map available on the Friends of Santa Fe Trail site.