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Looking for something to do, but wondering where to begin?
Cedar Hill has a wide variety of local attractions and outdoor activities that are sure to please the whole family.
How much time do you have to enjoy Cedar Hill?
Here are some tips by timeframe:
- Experience the eclectic art styles at the Sly Cat Gallery
- Linger over a latte and have a pastry at 1846 Coffee
- Have local craft beer and Mija's BBQ tacos at our brewery Ash & Ember
- Enjoy some flatbread and local wine on the outdoor patio from our winery at Saviana Winery
- Take the kids to one of our 33 parks and playgrounds around the city
- Stroll the shops at Hillside Village
- Catch a movie at the Cinemark
- Do a circuit workout at the Alan E. Sims Recreation Center
- Eat a slice of pizza at Sam's Pizza & Pasta
- Explore the creative playground at Virginia Weaver Park
- Fish at Valley Ridge Park
- Walk a dog at the Tri-City Animal Shelter
- Walk or ride a bike on the Red Oak Creek Trail
- Take the Historic Walking Tour through Historic Downtown
- Get a haircut at Cedar Hill Barbers, a former bank building once robbed by Bonnie & Clyde's sidekick Raymond Hamilton
- Pick up a game of basketball at Crawford Park
- Play chess and checkers on an oversized board at Hillside Village
- Play bingo on Wednesdays at the Senior Center
- Play a game of disc golf at Lester Lorch Nature Preserve
- Play a game of tennis at Crawford Park
- Race around the Cedar Hill Roller Rink
- Relax and watch the kids play in the interactive fountain at Hillside Village (during the summer time, when available)
- Score some goals on the Crawford Park soccer fields
- See the western art sculptures at The Ranch at Cedar Hill
- Take a unique cultural anthropology tour of the International Museum of Cultures
- Take your dog to the Village Green at Hillside Village
- Browse the art exhibits at the Visual Expressions gallery
- View the educational displays in the Government Center lobby
- Enjoy a snowcone in Historic Downtown from Sweeter Hill Snowballs & Snack Boutique
- View the outdoor bronze sculptures at Hillside Village
- View a piece of the World Trade Center and check out the fully-restored vintage 1924 American LaFrance fire engine on display at Fire Station 1
- Visit the War Dog Memorial at the Cedar Hill Pet Cemetery
The following activities will take between 3 and 8 hours to do:
- Discover the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
- Explore the sights and sounds of Historic Downtown
- Spend the day at the day-use area of Cedar Hill State Park with a beach, playgrounds, and grilling sites.
- Get a full-body workout at the Alan E. Sims Recreation Center
- Hike the Balcones Trail and view the scenery from the Overlook by Cedar Hill State Park
- Hike the Western Rim Trail at the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
- Hike/bike the DORBA Trails at Cedar Hill State Park (trails managed by the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association)
- Play the full 36-hole disc golf course at Lester Lorch Nature Preserve
- Play a round of golf at Tangle Ridge Golf Club
- Read a book at the Zula B. Wylie Public Library
- Research your genealogy at the Zule B. Wylie Public Library
- Stroll the shops and grab a bite to eat at Hillside Village
- Take a dip in the Crawford Park Pool
- Tour Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center at Cedar Hill State Park
Read about ways to spend your whole day in Cedar Hill.
Spend the day at Cedar Hill State Park. You'll need a whole day (maybe two!) to see and do everything here. Review some of the things you can do:
- Check out the campsites, you might just want to stay
- Explore miles of hiking/mountain biking trails
- Fish
- Go boating and have some fun on the lake
- Have a family picnic
- Swim
Dallas / Fort Worth Attractions
Set up base camp at one of Cedar Hill's quality hotels or specialty lodging locations and plan to visit nearby Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex area attractions:
- Experience horse racing at Lone Star Park
- Make a new discovery at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Ride the roller coasters at Six Flags Over Texas
- See the animals at the Dallas Zoo
- Stroll through the Dallas Arboretum
- Tour Southfork Ranch
- View the exhibits at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
- Visit the Fort Worth Stockyards