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Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Fort Worth, TX

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Sports & Outdoors

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

A large city-owned nature preserve in Fort Worth with prairies, woodlands, and wetlands plus many miles of hiking trails.

9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, Fort Worth, Texas 76135 · Fort Worth, TX

About Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

The center sits between Lakeside and Lake Worth inside Fort Worth city limits. Its landscape mixes grassland, wooded areas, and wet habitats, offering a sense of how the region appeared before towns and highways spread across it. Visitors can walk more than twenty miles of trails, and the staff run programs on bison, reptiles, bats, pollinators, and other wildlife. The Hardwicke Interpretive Center provides exhibits and information, and the site also hosts guided hikes, birthday parties, and outreach programs.

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