Santa Claus Dropping in at Bachman Lake Park to Kick Off Christmas Season
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Santa Claus will be making his first stop in Dallas at Bachman Lake Park to kick off the Christmas season on Sunday, Dec. 1
Sponsored by the Friends of Bachman Lake (F0BL), the free event is meant to draw families from West Dallas neighborhoods. Whether you have children or fur babies, Santa will be available for pictures from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bachman Lake pavilion, Texas-12 Loop and Lakefield. Make sure to bring your cameras.
“This is such a great alternative to standing in line at the mall to see Santa,” said Dorie Cranshaw, FoBL board member. “Children will get to see Santa and then enjoy playing at the beautiful lake.”
Part of what makes the FoBL such an effective friends group is that they know the patrons who utilize Bachman Lake Park.
“Santa will be bilingual,” Cranshaw said. “We will also have a drop-off box for children to leave their Christmas letters. It is going to be a great, free event and a wonderful way to start the holiday.”
Santa Claus Will Bring Skateboards this Year
Coming soon right out of Santa’s bag will be the $4 million Bachman Lake Skate Park. Bachman Lake has a deep history in the skating world and was the place all Dallas skaters visited during the 1980s.
It only seems appropriate that Santa would be making his first stop at Bachman Lake Park because he will find his best helpers in the FoBL.
Since its inception in 2019, the Friends group has been instrumental in the revitalization of Bachman Lake Park. The group shows no signs of slowing down.
FoBL Wish List Includes an Environmental Learning Center
“The goal of the Friends group is to work with city officials so all the neighbors who live around and visit Bachman Lake Park can walk away with nice family memories and hopefully return time and again,” Cranshaw said.
One of the plans the FoBL is currently pursuing is the creation of an environmental learning center. This would be a collaboration between the Dallas school district and the city Park and Recreation Department, Cranshaw said. The environmental learning center would utilize the recently reclaimed 40 acres that make up the greenbelt.
“We visited the environmental center located in Seagoville and unless teachers sign up by the second day of classes, they are not able to visit. Having a second environmental center at the Bachman Lake greenbelt would be a fabulous use of public land,” Cranshaw said. “We have gotten a great reception from the DISD officials with whom we’ve spoken. We are hopeful that we can make this possible for DISD students.”
Visit the Friends of Bachman Lake site for more information on how to volunteer to improve Bachman Lake.
