Bowman Springs Park
Bowman Springs Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Marti Van Ravenswaay, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Contains a dock, boat ramp, trails, playground, basketball court, restrooms, pavilion
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Marti Van Ravenswaay: 1.1 mi
- Thora Hart Park: 1.5 mi
- William McDonald Park: 1.8 mi
- Richard Simpson Park: 1.9 mi
- Park at Georgetown in the Park: 2.0 mi
- Hawkins Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Tate Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Handley Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Kennedale Independent School District: 2.9 mi
- First Baptist Church of Kennedale: 2.9 mi
- WMC Texas Prince Hall Library Museum: 3.7 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 6.0 mi
- Lenora Rolla: 6.5 mi
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Museum: 6.5 mi
- JUNETEENTH MUSEUM: 6.6 mi
- Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 4.1 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 7.9 mi
- Dallas Stadium: 8.3 mi
- World of Primates: 8.5 mi
- Elephant: 8.5 mi
- Armadillo: 7.0 mi
- Boundless: 7.2 mi
- Dream: 7.3 mi
- Wildflower Country: 7.4 mi
- Alive and Kicking: 7.4 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 1.1 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 1.2 mi
- International Friendship Garden: 8.4 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Victor and Cleyone Tinsley Rock Springs Garden: 9.2 mi
- Murray Hill: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 12.2 mi
- Poverty Knob: 12.6 mi
- Turkey Peak: 12.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 16.0 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 9.2 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 15.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 13.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Lone Point: 17.6 mi
- Sowers: 16.3 mi
- La Reunion: 21.5 mi
- Elizabethtown: 23.3 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 11.5 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 20.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 23.5 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bowman Springs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | SW 218° | 303 m | 18.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SW 217° | 303 m | 20.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SW 219° | 275 m | 12.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 217° | 266 m | 12.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNW 336° | 264 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Donwell | N 8° | 218 m | 16.0 mi |
| Town Common | N 1° | 216.71 m | 20.7 mi |
| Poverty Knob | S 177° | 216 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington Muni AP, 7 mi away.
- blackjack oak283 obs
- Texas Bull Nettle273 obs
- Glen Rose Yucca265 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk248 obs
- Mallard246 obs
- Camphorweed203 obs
- Blue Dasher181 obs
- saw greenbrier168 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/471542901
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