# Klyde Warren Park

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Public park in Dallas, Texas

Klyde Warren Park Klyde Warren Park over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, connecting Downtown and Uptown. Interactive map of Klyde Warren Park Type Public Park Location Downtown Dallas, Dallas, Texas Coordinates 32°47′22″N 96°48′06″W / 32.789486°N 96.801589°W / 32.789486; -96.801589 Area 5.4-acre (22,000 m2) Created October 27, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-10-27) Operator Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation Status Open Public transit M-Line: St Paul & McKinney, KWP/Arts District Website http://www.klydewarrenpark.org

**Klyde Warren Park** is a 5.4-acre (2.2 ha) public [park](/source/Park) in [Downtown Dallas](/source/Downtown_Dallas), [Texas](/source/Texas). The park is over the [Woodall Rodgers Freeway](/source/Woodall_Rodgers_Freeway), and opened in 2012. It is named for Klyde Warren, the young son of billionaire [Kelcy Warren](/source/Kelcy_Warren) who donated $10 million to the development of the park.

The [urban park](/source/Urban_park) is open to the public, but is operated by the private Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. Unlike other public parks within the city, Klyde Warren Park has operating hours from 6am to 11pm.[1]

## Description

The park is constructed above a section of below-grade [Woodall Rodgers Freeway](/source/Woodall_Rodgers_Freeway), for three blocks between Pearl Street and St. Paul Street. It connects the Dallas [Arts District](/source/Arts_District%2C_Dallas) to other areas and serves as a central public gathering space for [Dallas](/source/Dallas) residents and visitors to enjoy.

Designed by landscape architecture firm The Office of James Burnett, the park includes a mix of active and passive spaces like children's parks and reading spaces, fountains, game areas, and dog parks. A 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) restaurant and performance stage, designed by [Thomas Phifer and Partners](/source/Thomas_Phifer), is in the center of the park.[2]

### Location

The park is located on the edge of the [Arts District](/source/Arts_District%2C_Dallas%2C_Texas), between [Downtown Dallas](/source/Downtown_Dallas) and [Uptown](/source/Uptown_Dallas). The urban park stretches for three city blocks between Pearl and St. Paul Streets, and covers the below-grade [Woodall Rodgers Freeway](/source/Woodall_Rodgers_Freeway). The park connects with the [M-Line Trolley](/source/M-Line_Trolley).[3]

Adjacent structures include the [Dallas Museum of Art](/source/Dallas_Museum_of_Art), [Nasher Sculpture Center](/source/Nasher_Sculpture_Center), [AT&T Performing Arts Center](/source/AT%26T_Performing_Arts_Center), Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Parkside Condominiums, Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences, and several commercial offices. [Museum Tower](/source/Museum_Tower_(Dallas)), a 42-story residential tower, is also located next to the park.[4]

### Construction and management

Utility construction began in January 2009, with a "ground-making" ceremony held in September 2009. The park opened on October 27, 2012.[5]

The complex design was led by two design firms, [landscape architecture](/source/Landscape_architecture) by The Office of James Burnett,[6] and [structural engineering](/source/Structural_engineering) by the Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The design and construction of the park was managed by Bjerke Management Solutions. The head engineer on file is Mir Hadi Ali, P.E. from Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

Construction of the park was funded through a public, private partnership including $20 million in bond funds from the city of Dallas, $20 million in highway funds from the state and federal government through TxDOT, and nearly $50 million from private donations. The biggest contributor was businessman Kelcy Warren who gave $10 million to the project; the gift gave him naming rights which he used to name the park after his then-nine-year-old son.[7] In March 2009, the park was selected to receive $16.7 million in funds from the [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009](/source/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009) that were specifically for transportation enhancement construction.

Klyde Warren Park is privately managed and programmed by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. The park's amenities and 1,300 annual events and programming[8] are paid for by private donations being raised by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation.[9] The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation continues to raise donations to fund operations, programming, and construction of new amenities.

## Gallery

		- Path and the lawn inside the park

		- Play Fountain

		- The vegetation and setting for Klyde Warren Park create an oasis among the soaring skyscrapers in downtown Dallas, TX

		- Klyde Warren Park, with a variety of food trucks that line the adjacent street

## See also

- [Arts District, Dallas](/source/Arts_District%2C_Dallas)

- [Parks in Dallas, Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Parks_in_Dallas)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Visit the Park"](http://www.klydewarrenpark.org/Visit-the-Park/index.html). Klyde Warren Park. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wilonsky, Robert (August 19, 2009). ["Eating Out: A First Look at the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park's Planned Restaurant and Performance Pavillion - Dallas Observer"](http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/08/eating_out_a_first_look_at_the.php). Blogs.dallasobserver.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["How Klyde Warren Park Has Changed Dallas Real Estate"](https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2015/september/how-klyde-warren-park-has-changed-downtown-uptown-dallas-real-estate/). *D Magazine*. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Uptown Dallas Neighborhood - The Residence Dallas"](http://www.theresidencesdallas.com/uptown-dallas-neighborhood/). Theresidencesdallas.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Construction to begin next month for Woodall Rodgers deck park in Dallas | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091230150821/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/091509dnmetpark.17bdaad49.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/091509dnmetpark.17bdaad49.html) on December 30, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Architecture, OJB Landscape (May 6, 2020). ["Klyde Warren Park"](https://www.ojb.com/project/klyde-warren-park). *OJB Landscape Architecture*. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Why Kelcy Warren Named a Park For His Son"](https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/special-report-the-park/why-kelcy-warren-named-a-park-for-his-son/). *D Magazine*. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Klyde Warren Park"](https://network.thehighline.org/projects/klyde-warren-park/). *High Line Network*. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Park"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120529061847/http://www.woodallrodgerspark.org/PressRelease.aspx?id=77). Archived from [the original](http://www.woodallrodgerspark.org/PressRelease.aspx?id=77) on May 29, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

## External links

- [Official **Klyde Warren Park** website](http://www.klydewarrenpark.org)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Klyde Warren Park](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Klyde_Warren_Park).

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