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Since the trees are on city owned park land, the public can visit the trees within park operating hours.
Start your tour from the #1 tree on the map
in Lancaster (note accent is on the first
syllable). The GIS (latitude and longitude) values are for those
moderately adventurous folks with GPS units that want to "geotrek" through the
DFW Metroplex getting an up-close view of the trees.
DIRECTIONS:
Get on I-35W S from wherever and exit
on I-20 E. (variable)
Take I-20 E to N Beckley Ave/S Interstate 35 East Service Rd S
in DeSoto. Take exit 414 from I-35E S, 31 min (35.0 mi)
Take W Belt Line Rd to Nokomis Rd in Lancaster,
10 min (5.3 mi)
Lancaster 50 min (43.5 miles),via I-20 E
#1 Lilac Chaste;
Lancaster TX (lat: 32.582850N, long: 96.749283W)
DIRECTIONS:
55 min (45.0 miles)
via I-20 W Fastest route, the usual traffic Lancaster Texas 75146
Get on I-35E N from E Belt Line Rd 10 min (5.3 mi)
Take I-20 W and US-287 N to West Fwy in Fort Worth. Take exit 13A from I-30 W
34 min (37.0 mi)
Continue on West Fwy. Take N Forest Park Blvd to Ward Pkwy, 8 min (2.6 mi)
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2026-2212 Ward Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76110
#2- Oak, Texas Red;
Fort Worth, TX (lat: 32.717166N, long: 97.349816W)
DIRECTIONS:
10 min (3.3 miles) via S
University Dr
2026-2212 Ward Pkwy
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Take Ward Pkwy to Forest Park Blvd
54 s (0.2 mi)
Take McCart Ave to Park Hill Dr 31 s
(0.2 mi)
Turn right onto Park Hill Dr 1 min
(0.4 mi)
Continue on S University Dr to Amon
Carter Square 6 min (2.5 mi)
Continue on Amon Carter Square.
Drive to Will Rogers Rd S
1 min (489 ft)
Will Rogers Rd S
Fort Worth, TX 76107
#3- Mesquite;
Ft. Worth, TX (lat: 32.746899N, long:
97.366116W)
DIRECTIONS:
30 min (19.8 miles) via I-30 E
Fastest route now due to traffic conditions
Will Rogers Rd S Fort Worth, TX 76107
Get on I-30 E from W Lancaster Ave 7 min (2.2 mi)
Continue on I-30 E. Take I-820 N to FM1938 N/Davis Blvd in North Richland Hills.
Take exit 22-22B from I-820 N 13 min (13.3 mi)
Continue on FM1938 N/Davis Blvd. Take Smithfield Rd to Douglas Ln
9 min (4.3 mi)
North Richland Hills
Texas 76182
#4 Hercules Club; N Richland Hills, TX
(lat: 32.886565N, long: 97.228087W)
Total miles estimated at 142 miles freeway and city/suburban roads.
Total driving time estimated at 4 hours. Don't forget to sightsee
along the way and maybe stop off at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens
or other great nature spots along the way. Plan out your trip and
make the day of it!
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A Virtual Tour (and Public
Driving Tour)
Each tree on the
DFW National Champion Tree Trail may not be a big tree as you would think a really big tree to be, but each are registered champions. A champion tree is defined as the
largest of its species within a given region. Our region is defined as the