Coombs Creek Trail Tiny Doors & Gnomes
Along this quiet creekside trail in Kessler Park, someone has been quietly installing tiny arched doors in the crooks at the bases of trees - little portals to imagined gnome homes - plus a separate, scrappier 'Game of Gnomes.' Local artists, neighbors, preservationists and even a councilman's wife were asked, and nobody knows who makes the doors; the creator has stayed completely anonymous.
The move: Start at Kessler Parkway and slow-walk the shaded trail together hunting low on the tree trunks for the rounded little doors and hidden gnomes - whoever spots the most wins. Bring a coffee and make a scavenger-hunt of it.
- 📍 Kessler Park / North Oak Cliff
- 💸 Free
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Outdoors
Where: Kessler Parkway near Edgefield Ave, Dallas, TX 75208 (Coombs Creek Trail)
Hours: Public trail, daylight hours; doors are unmarked and you have to hunt for them
⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.
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Verified 2026-06-06.