Limestone Quarry Neighborhood Park
6300 Maltby (closest major intersection: SH 121 & Custer Road)
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Nestled along Rowlett Creek, is the beautiful, natural park of Limestone Quarry. This unique park is a wonderful sight with its flowing grasses and native plants. In 2007, Halff Associates was commissioned on behalf of The City of Frisco to develop this 17-acre neighborhood park in the heart of the growing developments of Hunter’s Creek and Turnbridge Manor.
The park is an integral amenity to both the surrounding neighborhoods and Isbell Elementary School. The park fulfills the needs of park visitors, children and adults alike, by not only incorporating physical activities and educational amenities, but framing the natural beauty of the surrounding environment.
The park’s master plan was designed around the three ideals of water, land, and transportation which played a major role in establishing the City of Frisco. Water is represented by a flowing “grass stream” which ends in a “grass pool” and simulates the curving creeks that define the city today. The two-tiered playground responds to the land’s dramatic topography. All of these tie together the history and important role in which the city serves today.
Why the name Limestone Quarry? The park is located just across the street from what was once a limestone quarry and the name was chosen as a way to memorialize and preserve the history of the area.
Park Features
Limestone Quarry has a multi-level accessible playground, basketball court, walking trails and pathways, public art, open space for more informal sports activities and, more passive spaces such as the central plaza with covered pavilion that serves as a great area for community gatherings and the perfect spot for an afternoon picnic. The playground is tucked into the side of a hill, allowing patrons with disabilities to access the upper areas of the playground. This is especially beneficial to those children that have mobility constraints for freedom to play, as well as allowing parents with mobility constraints to interact with their children.
One of the unique educational features of this park include the rubbing stations tucked among the native grasses where children are able to take pencil rubbings from the different stations and then locate that plant material within the park environment. Visitors can also sit back, relax and enjoy the view from one of the large limestone benches located throughout the park.
Take the Trail...
If you’re up for a walk or a family bike ride, explore Taychas (pronounced TAY-Haas) Trail. Parts of this one-mile trail wind along the Rowlett Creek and through some of the most peaceful, natural areas you will find in Frisco. This trail will later serve as a regional transportation mode as part of the Six Cities Trail Plan as well as connect to the Frisco network of hike and bike trails.
For questions regarding this park or any of our 43 parks, please call 972-292-6500 or email FriscoFun@FriscoTexas.gov. You can also pick up a copy of our Parks & Trails Guide featuring information on all our parks and amenities at the Frisco Athletic Center, the Parks & Recreation Administration Building or the Chamber of Commerce. Click here to view the guide online.