Bachman Lake Park

Bachman Lake Park has a good location and very beautiful scenery. It is suitable for walking with family and children. There are often fly aircrafts over the park, it can entertain the kids. The park itself is pretty good, but it is quite old and it’s very noticeable. We live not far from this place, so we often come here.

This is a pretty nice park. There’s ample parking off to the right side of the entrance. The little trail bends around the lake mostly and is quite flat, making it a great place for a walk with the dog or a light jog.
It could use a park keeper (or more helpful humans) to keep trash at a minimum, but there is a high volume of traffic (including landing planes).
I have a tiny dog so I haven’t ever been able to walk the whole thing, but they are making improvements regularly! That’s a good sign!
Pretty windy with the landing planes, so bring a light jacket!

I’m sitting here as I write this and don’t find any shady characters here, I don’t know, maybe I’m naïve or maybe I’m considered one of these shady characters, who knows. What makes this park special is that it’s right across from Love field so you can watch the planes come in right over your head (that’s a nice touch). The lake is big enough and there is the Dallas rowers club which is also cool to sit back and watch them practice. The bike/​running trail is about 3 miles and some change (3.15miles) and while it’s not the best trail, it still gets the job done. There are water fountains and restrooms around the park as well as benches facing the lake. I don’t know much about the area but with a sign that reads «This is your park, keep it clean» really tells me what the city thinks about this neighborhood. I’ve never seen any crap like that in the more affluent area parks, they usually read «let’s keep our park clean», the keywords are ours vs. yours. Anyways, cool park to get a run in or chill before you catch a flight out of town.

Walking track around a lake with planes landing in your background… I don’t think you could ask for anything better.

I will say the park is in a tad bit of an older, somewhat shady area. I’d watch your surroundings and make sure you have no valuables visible in the car. I do think it’s a nice park though, and well kept. Bring friends or family to enjoy time around the lake. You can bike, run or go for a leisurely walk. There are a few races held out here from time to time. There are a few good eateries in the area as well. Plus close to Dallas Love Field so you can watch the planes fly by.

sketchy people mixed in with some famlies little bit of wild life bike path watch out for kids and quick u turn joggers If u bicycle. crew fun to watch not the cleanist but kept up enough. planes landing into love field a novelty. watch out after dark definitley day place

Visited on a Wednesday evening around 5:30pm. There were tons of people. A lot were playing their music super loud. The playground was packed way beyond capacity. A lot of sketchy looking people. I haven’t been here in over ten years and don’t plan to return any time soon. Down right scary to me. Most people looked at ease since this probably is their neighborhood but this was not my cup of tea.

Jogger’s & cycler’s question: does anybody know how far it is around the lake?

This park and the trail around the lake have so much potential but need maintenance. The walking surface on the whole south side of the lake is uneven, cracked asphalt. If you don’t look where you’re going, you can easily twist an ankle. Everyone looks suspicious. I wish there was more of a police presence, especially in the evenings. Drug deals are definitely going down in the parking lots. Very cool place to watch the planes fly over just before they touch down at Love.

I really like the lake and the trail that goes around it. I went for a run a few weekends ago, but was disappointed with all of the broken glass in the parking lot and trash around the trail. Random people hanging out at the park smoking; which is disgusting when you’re trying to run and be healthy. I would never go here by myself, not even during the day. Lot’s of trees and shade. I hope they clean it up and make it safer in the future so I can go back!

Such a tiny tiny lake in this city, but the people enjoy it none the less. I’d say it’s pretty popular during the day but I doubt the same holds true at night. I ride a road bike and pass the south side of the lake as I take laps around love field. To bad it’s not better maintained being so close to some up and coming sections of Dallas. It’s super close to Bluff View, yet terribly impoverished! Maybe as the remaining sections of area around love field move up… so will the lake?
Ok for walking, jogging, running but the trail isn’t big enough for bikes with the rest of the pedestrian traffic… I stick to the road.

In an unfactual rumoured history, this swath of land was once the Uptown of Dallas, circa 1978. The European crossroads remains, with it’s clock tower, amid dumpy storefronts in an industrial hodge podge of car window dealers, pawn shops and car washes. There are a few unpolished treats of Mexican food at Tipico’s, a new fancy Walmart and then, this little lake, who needs a little love.
As I rode my bike around the track of small Bachman I thought, this place ain’t so bad. It’s clean… no dolled up hotties like Katy Trail, but instead working class families on a picnic or a walk, or a walk to work even.
Have a beer at Seafood Shack after some games and dream of reinvention.

There are a lot of trees to shade the jogging path, which is a big plus for me. There is also a nice playground, and pull-​up bars near that. My husband likes to do pull-​ups, so that was another bonus. I enjoy jogging near the lake.
There were a LOT of people here on Saturday in the afternoon, but the trail was relatively empty. It was mostly families hanging out at the park.
The main negative is the sketchier parts of Northwest Highway are a little close to the park. And, the view of the power plant, or water processing plant, reminded me a little bit of the Simpsons.
Definitely skip the restrooms, there are not enough for the crowd that was here, so they are over taxed.
All in all, we enjoyed this park and would come back for a shady run again.

Great place to bring a lunch and enjoy the outdoors for a little bit during a busy work day!

Now that it’s warming up (hopefully for good this time) I can take my running outside and luckily for me this trail is really close to my apartments, so no excuses for not running on the nice days. There are some sketchy parts of the trail that I can mark my best times running (lol) but all in all, I like the run… don’t like the kids and strollers too much but it’s a family/​park area too… so I guess we have to share (eh).

Really nice park to take your kids: lots of ducks, geese and assorted birds to watch, several playgrounds, and it seemed like fun for all around. Lots of seating near the lake to just relax, maybe read a book or anything… You’ll also find joggers there, as there is a decent 5k track around the lake.

Bachman lake is pretty and probably doesn’t get a enough credit as a park. It is good for an early morning workout. There is a lot of noise from the airplanes going in and out of Love Field which is both annoying and kind of cool. The planes come in right over the park which is loud but also fun to watch or at least I think so.
The area is a ton nicer than it was only a few years ago, but I would still go with friends and not at night.

I think someday Bachman Lake is going to be a go to destination for people in Dallas. It is a good location and a really pretty lake. The area is a little rough but seems to be getting better year by year. You see people out there rowing crew early in the mornings. I probably wouldn’t go there at night but during the day it is a pretty park.

The park is decent place to walk, jog, run or even to ride your bike. The peak hours can get very packed. The weekends are also very packed especially if you park in the lots that face northwest highway. The area becomes very suspect after dark so I always try and keep my rides to the daytime. I wish they would fix a few spots around the lake where it runs from concrete to just dirt that people have formed a trail in. The park usually has a large amount of families either walking around or highly concentrated around the playground area so be careful if your riding your bike.

I didn’t even know Bachman Lake existed for the first 3 years I lived in Dallas. Granted, its not near enough to my home to justify frequent visits anyway, but I still can’t believe I was unaware of it completely.
My first introduction to this park happened last summer with a group of running buddies. Every summer, starting in May, Thruston Racing puts on the Summer Jogging Series which is about 13 weeks or so of 5K runs/​walks located at the park. The trail around the lake is about 5K (3.1 miles) around, so it is perfect for weekly races. Every Wednesday night, rain or shine, groups of local runners meet at the covered picnic area for a friendly footrace. While the majority of the way is smooth concrete, the trail gets a little rough in areas, so mind your step! Still, if you’re looking for a little outdoor exercise, I recommend giving this place a try.
The picnic area is great and we often make ourselves at home on the lawn just to the side of the covered portion. The lake is calm and you often see people rowing across its smooth surface. It appears that a lot of families frequent the area, because there are always kids running around playing. I really wouldn’t be here after dark, personally, but the park provides a decent view, good walking /​running path, and has a nice play area for the kiddos. The noise from Dallas Love Field can be distracting, but its still not a bad place to spend some time overall.