Northwest Community Park is now set to open in September.
The park, originally expected to open in June, was discussed during a July 7 work session as construction continues to progress at the site.
Zooming in
Northwest Community Park will be a first-of-its-kind park that will be geared toward cyclists. The 122-acre park will include bike facilities for all ages, a splash pad, playgrounds, public art, shade structures, prairie overlook observation deck, miles of hike-and-bike trails and expanding landscape ecologies, Assistant City Manager Shannon Coates said. Shade structures will also be located at the playground areas.
Coates is the former Parks and Recreation director who spearheaded the project.
The $40 million park started construction in January 2025.
“We’re very excited about this park,” Coates said at the July 7 work session. “This is a really special park to us for a variety of reasons."
The park is built for cyclists of all skill levels. The trails vary in experience, including 88.9% rated easy, 8.% rated intermediate and 3% rated advanced.
The park was supposed to be for ball fields, but officials realized they had enough for the current needs, and the topography of the site lent itself to trails, she said.
Northwest will also have the capacity to host 5K races within the park without the need to close roads for such events.
“We always try to provide ways for the community to continue to grow but not outgrow the product we are putting out there,” Coates said.
What they’re saying
Several council members expressed concerns for safety with the differing levels of skills needed for some features of the park.
Coates said the parks department is working with the police department to determine installing cameras at the park for security and signs will be posted warning of skill levels needed.
For example, the prairie overlook observation deck will feature gravity trails that can be used by cyclists to go down ramps to gain speed. At each ramp, there will be signs saying what skill level would be needed to safely use the feature, Coates said.
Council member Ann Anderson used the Northeast Community Park as an example of residents using the skate park based on their skill level.
“People that are participating in these activities aren’t taking risks without building up their skills to do those activities,” Anderson said.
Looking ahead
Coates said grand opening details have not been finalized but the parks department will look at hosting an event to celebrate the opening.
“This is going to be an exciting day for Frisco,” Mayor Jeff Cheney said. “This is going to give the public another way to recreate.”
