Entry No. 29 — the Dallas file — filed under: outdoor
Lakeside Park Teddy Bears
Tucked into a pocket just off a picturesque wooden bridge along Turtle Creek sit a family of granite teddy bears - three four-foot cubs and one roughly 10-foot, 20-ton giant. They were commissioned by developer Trammell Crow and presented to Highland Park on Christmas Eve 1995, and they've sat quietly by the creek ever since, easy to miss if you don't know to look right after the bridge.
The move: Cross the little wooden bridge in Lakeside Park and find the bears hidden in the pocket just to the right, then keep strolling the shaded Turtle Creek banks - low-key, free, and quietly romantic.
📍 Before you go The park runs along Turtle Creek roughly between Beverly Drive and Armstrong Parkway; park free on the street along Lakeside Drive, with Lexington Avenue the closest cross street to the bears. There's no signage, so aim for the wooden bridge over the creek dam and check the pocket immediately to the right after crossing. This is a quiet residential Highland Park neighborhood, so keep voices and parking respectful. Spring is the showpiece season, when azaleas light up the Turtle Creek corridor. Easy to pair with a longer shaded walk down Turtle Creek Parkway or over to the Katy Trail on the neighborhood's east edge.
- 📍 Highland Park
- 💸 Free
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Outdoors
Where: Lakeside Park, Lakeside Dr near Lexington Ave, Highland Park, TX 75205
Hours: Public park, daylight hours; street parking on Lakeside Drive
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Further reading: hellolittlehome.com · medium.com
last checked: 2026-06-06