Haltom City, Texas, is a Fort Worth suburb that sits along the banks of Big Fossil Creek and Little Fossil Creek. The streams wind through mostly urban areas before merging southeast of Haltom City and then joining the west fork of the Trinity River. Four of the city's 10 parks lie along the creeks, and two golf courses, a movie theater and a rare toy museum are also nearby.
Healthy Fun
- Halsom City's two largest parks sit along the banks of Big Fossil Creek and provide numerous opportunities for exercise and outdoor activities. The creek bisects 95-acre Buffalo Ridge Park, where you can walk, run or bike on 3 miles of trails that provide scenic views of the creek and one of its tributaries, Whites Branch. The park also includes a playground and a multiuse shelter. North Park, a 45-acre park on the creek's northern banks near Interstate 820, is home to recreational amenities such as sports fields, basketball courts, a playground and an 18-hole disc golf course.
Picnic in the Park
- Two smaller Haltom City parks along the north banks of Little Fossil Creek also provide recreation facilities and a nice spot where you can bring a packed lunch and enjoy the outdoors. Little Fossil Park is a 10-acre facility with picnic areas, a multiuse shelter, basketball and sand volleyball courts, a softball field and playground. Haltom Road Park, less than a mile west of Little Fossil Park, is a 9-acre park with picnic areas, a walking trail, playground and sports field.
Hit the Links
- The Golf Club at Fossil Creek, a par-72 public course, has 18 holes that include rolling fairways, large trees, lakes and small streams created by Big Fossil Creek. The course's practice facility has a driving range, two putting greens and a bunker/chipping area. The on-site Arnie's Pub serves breakfast and lunch daily. Iron Horse Golf Course, set on Big Fossil Creek just south of Haltom City's North Park, gets its name from a working railroad trestle on the site, and train cabooses serve as restrooms, a snack bar and instruction facility. Big Fossil Creek and Singing Hills Creek wind through the property and come into play on 17 of the 18 holes. The course also includes small, undulating greens and century-old oak trees, mesquites and cottonwoods. Other amenities include a large practice area and restaurant.
Movies and a Museum
- If indoor entertainment is more your style, you also have options near Fossil Creek. Catch a recent release at the Fossil Creek Stadium 11 movie theaters less than a mile west of the Golf Club at Fossil Creek. Or visit the rare toy collection of self-made billionaire Ron Sturgeon at the DFW Elite Toy Museum just south of Little Fossil Creek. The museum includes nearly 3,000 pieces and is open each weekday, as well as most Saturdays and by appointment.
