Lubbock Lake Landmark

This is one of Lubbock’s hidden gems. There are three walking trails and an interpretive center, as well as a picnic area. The seasons bring different views, flora and fauna and wildlife. It is a great place to bring kids, but leave the pets at home. This is a nature reserve and therefore NO DOGS outside the picnic area. Bring water and be aware of the heat on the longer trail as there are no shade trees.
The summer is most active at the Landmark with digging going on by archeologists, summer camps for kids, night hikes once a month, and various events for all ages. If you are tired, stressed and want to find a quiet spot, this is it.

Kind of disappointed, really nothing much to see here in the Wintertime. Snow, no water, no animals. I wish I knew about the hiking trails earlier so I could prepare.
Probably a lot better in the spring/​summer months when things are out and alive.

I visited the Lubbock Lake Landmark because they have a couple of hiking trails, a 4 mile and a 1 mile. Somehow when I heard park I expected trees. But this is like a dry lakebed that is also an archaeological site and they have a neat little museum. It has fossils, indian artifacts, and displays about the past history of the area. The museum is geared more towards middle school aged children, had some neat exhibits of things they found in the landmark, wasn’t all that big. There are some large bronze statues of ice age animals outside the museum that are cool. And it’s free to get in too.
There is a handicapped-​accessible trail behind the museum that is like a slightly raised boardwalk that I assume would showcase digs, but there weren’t any going on. I went in early January though and they said Spring and Summer are the best times for digs. The long trail is not handicapped-​accesible, it is gravel and quite long and meandering. It went by a prairie dog burrow, but I didn’t see any. Possibly because some other people aead of us were hiking with several dogs. Dogs are not allowed there according to the parking lot sign. There are some picnic areas near the museum that are nice, and I spotted about 10 different bird species including 3 different types of raptors and some coyote tracks. It would probably be nicer to go here in the spring because I saw remains of many different flowering plants and it would be a more attractive walk then.