Trinity Forest Adventure Park in Dallas features six aerial courses among the trees. Photos courtesy of Trinity Forest Adventure Park.

Nov. 9, 2015

Want to see the Trinity Forest from a bird’s eye view? Check out the Trinity Forest Adventure Park in south Dallas. 

Owners Brad and Judy Lee opened the combination obstacle course and zip line park on seven acres of wooded land near the Great Trinity Forest Gateway Park and Horse Trails in December 2013.

“We have tried to bring something to Dallas that would connect people with nature and introduce southern Dallas as the jewel we know it to be,” said Brad Lee.

The outdoor venue features more than 60 platforms installed in the trees connected by various configurations of cable, wood and rope to form bridges, ladders and zip lines. Getting from platform to platform is the challenge.

Lee and his wife added the ropes course on the property of their 15-year-old business, The Southern Cross, a party and events center on Dowdy Ferry Road.

Before building the park, they visited several aerial adventure parks, including venues in Baltimore, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. They interviewed companies that created the installations and asked for bids.

The courses have to be custom-designed for the location, said Lee.

“Variables such as condition and types of trees, layout of the forest, slope of land and much more have to be considered.”  

Today, the Dallas adventure park offers six courses with varying degrees of difficulty – from beginner to expert. The courses feature military-style obstacles, such as cargo nets, wobble bridges, tight ropes, ladders, as well as zip lines. The activities are designed for children above the age of six and at least 48-inches tall as well as any adult less than 265 pounds. 

Lee said they made efforts during construction of the park to keep the land in its natural state wherever possible, especially its 100-year-old oak trees. Last year, they even added a sprinkler system to combat the drought conditions that jeopardized the trees.

“If we didn’t have the trees, we wouldn’t have the park.”

Tickets range from $40-$50 per person, with a four-pack price of $155.

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