Janvier Werner, Flower Mound Town Council member, said when she’s out in nature she feels relieved of stress and her mood improves.
“Being in nature has positive impacts on us, on our bodies,” Werner said.
Providing amenities such as nature trails and parks to Flower Mound residents gives them a safe place to be active outdoors, contributing to their health and wellness, Werner said. When visitors come to Flower Mound, they say it’s like no other town, largely because of its green spaces and rural feel.
“It creates more quality in town,” she said.
The overview
There are town projects on the horizon that could contribute to the health and wellness of residents, including the expansion of the town’s trail system, Chuck Jennings, Flower Mound’s director of parks and recreation, said.
Flower Mound and Highland Village leaders are working to make connections to the DFW Veloweb, a trail system that runs throughout North Texas.
“Trails improve opportunities for folks to expand their community and social bubble,” Phil Lozano, Highland Village’s parks and recreation director, said.
In Flower Mound, construction is underway on a new 3.3-acre park—Peters Colony Memorial Park—at 3201 Peters Colony Road. The $3.36 million park will include a pavilion, a veterans memorial area, native landscaping, trail connections and more, officials said.
It will be completed in fall 2025.
More details
Since 2017, the town of Flower Mound has added 6 miles of trails 8 feet or longer and 192 acres of parkland, Jennings said.
An $80,000 expansion to Flower Mound’s Leonard & Helen Johns Community Park is currently underway. The 37-acre park, which includes 7 acres that were added in 2021, originally opened in the 1980s and is set for a refresh, Jennings said. It is along the Pink Evening Primrose Trail, which connects several parks, schools, neighborhoods and retail centers together. The park is one of 10 community parks provided by the town, which are intended to serve a 3-mile radius.
A master plan is in development for Prairie Trail Park. The 4.25 acre space offers a baseball backstop, picnic tables and parking but has been underutilized in recent years, Jennings said.
“We believe Prairie Trail Park has the potential to serve residents of all ages with a variety of recreational opportunities,” Jennings said.
Since the 2019-20 fiscal year, the town has invested $250,000 on trail related projects.
“Parks, recreational opportunities, open space and trails continue to be a key component to the town of Flower Mound’s quality of life for our residents,” Director of Communications Melissa Demmitt said.
What else?
There will also be improvements to Twin Coves Park in Flower Mound. The 243-acre site on the shores of Lake Grapevine has been highly successful since it saw renovations in 2016, Jennings said. Operated under a lease agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Twin Coves Park features 19 fully furnished cabins, 22 RV slips, a small craft launch, a boat ramp and other amenities.
He said more RV spaces, a restroom building, a camp headquarters with a store, indoor rental space and a small outdoor pavilion have all been proposed for Twin Coves Park.
“These projects underscore the town’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life for our community through thoughtfully planned parks, trails and recreational spaces,” Jennings said.
