Evans Creek Preserve Loop Trail Opens

City leaders, Parks & Recreation Commissioners, volunteers, staff, and community partners celebrated the opening of a new loop trail at Evans Creek Preserve on April 23. The completion of this loop trail marked the first step in expanding public access to the Preserve.

This effort reflects more than three years of collaboration among City staff, consultants, and volunteers, whose thousands of hours supported trail construction and restoration. The .83 mile loop trail, now open to the public, is a pedestrian-only path designed to follow the natural contours of the landscape. It provides a sustainable, low impact route that minimizes environmental disturbance while allowing visitors to explore this forested open space within the City.

The loop trail is the first phase of a larger project that will connect the northern portion of the Williams Pipeline Trail to Evans Creek Preserve, advancing a priority identified in the City’s 2024 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan. Once Phase 2 is complete, the project will close a nearly two-mile gap and create approximately 7.5 miles of continuous trail from Northeast 8th Street to Evans Creek Preserve.