Dallas – Barnhartvale Nature Park

The trails of this park start at the bottom of the silt cliffs in Dallas and work their way up onto the benchlands in Barnhartvale.

Driving Directions and Trailheads:

  • Drive east on Highway 1 and turn left onto Dallas Drive.   Continue along Dallas Drive to the lower trailhead which is found at Mountview Drive.   The trail at the south end is Pussywillow Lane.
  • To go to one of the upper trailheads, drive up Barnhartvale Road and turn left on Eliza Road.   There is parking there and trailhead signs posted.
  • There is a third trailhead on Blackwell Road, but parking is quite limited there.

 

 

Trails:

  • Both trailheads can be used to create a pleasing loop.
  • The Blackwell Trails are on a grazing lease so there may be restrictions and some signage posted.  Please respect signage, fences, grazing cattle, and gates.
  • Dallas-Barnhartvale Trails Map (pdf)

 

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Barnes Lake Trails

  • Farther out Barnhartvale Road is another fine set of trails.   Continue past Barnhrtvale Hall, past the Campbell Creek Road and watch for Gardiner Road on the left.   Park on Gardiner Road, then cross Barnartvale Road to the trail that goes between fences between two acreages.   The trailhead sign and gate is farther up the trail.
  • Many trail combinations can be hiked.

 

 

There are more trails in the area.   Use the Search bar to find articles using one of these tags – Buse, Sunrise, Uplands, Blackwell, Pratt, Robbins, Scuitto, Vicars, or Campbell.