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DeSoto Recreation

Activities for Everyone

In DeSoto, recreation is part of life and something the city strives to promote. The outstanding recreational facilities available in DeSoto make it the envy of surrounding communities.

With 11 parks and additional improvements on the way, DeSoto’s residents are never far away from taking a nice stroll. Park facilities feature picnic and playground areas as well as nature and walking trails.

DeSoto’s parks help support its vast number of recreational sports. Sports fields cater to baseball, football, soccer and softball, and tennis and basketball courts are available as well. Organized programs include youth and adult baseball and softball, T-ball and youth football — all offered through the Parks and Leisure Services Department of the city.

The swimming pools in Mosley Park provide relief from hot summer days, and feature water slides and fountains.

DeSoto also boasts the first covered and longest track BMX bicycle racing facility in the United States. The site hosts several national and state competitions each year, and racers use the facility every weekend. The dirt track consists of carefully constructed hills and sharp turns, and is the only BMX track in the south Dallas area.

The DeSoto Recreation Center, located in Town Center, offers residents a variety of ways to stay in shape. The center features two full-sized gymnasiums, an indoor walking track, three racquetball courts and a state-of-the-art equipped fitness center. A range of classes are available year-round, including dance, karate, drama, painting, self-defense, spin-cycling, aerobics and music.

The DeSoto Public Library, located in DeSoto Town Center, is fully automated with Internet access, and offers a quiet getaway for book lovers or those who need a place to study. The library is open six days a week, and hosts programs throughout the year, including book fairs, Story Time and Summer Reading Program, which features weekly performances by authors, clowns and magicians.

First-class facilities for golf and tennis can be found at Thorntree Country Club. Thorntree, located at 825 W. Wintergreen Road in DeSoto, offers 18 holes of challenging golf and private tennis and swimming facilities. Banquet and meeting rooms also are available.

Those who wish to spend the day at the lake need only travel a few minutes to Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park, which offer fishing, boating, camping and water sports.

In addition, families are just minutes away from movie theaters, bowling, miniature golf, roller-skating and ice-skating. For an entire day of fun, Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane Harbor (in nearby Arlington) offer roller coasters and water slides. Easy access to I-35 and I-20 puts DeSoto residents within minutes of clubs and attractions in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth as well.