Minutes from downtown Dallas, here's how to get to Fair Park and where to park.
Take our advice: Plan ahead and get here early.
From North Dallas, Richardson, Plano and other locations north of Dallas:
Go south on US 75, exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park. [Alternate route: Go south on the North Dallas Tollway and exit onto I-35E south. Take the left lane exit to I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and forward to Fair Park.]
From Flower Mound, Lewisville and other locations northwest of Dallas:
Go south on I-35E, take the left lane exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.
From East Dallas, Mesquite, Rockwall and other locations east of Dallas:
Go west on I-30, take Exit 47C (First Avenue/Fair Park), turn right on Exposition and continue forward to Fair Park.
From Oak Cliff, Cedar Hill, DeSoto and other locations southwest of Dallas:
Go north on I-35E, exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.
From South Dallas, Ferris, Ennis and other locations southeast of Dallas:
Go north on I-45, exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.
From Downtown Dallas:
Go east on Commerce St., turn right onto Second Ave. and continue forward to Fair Park.
Get here by bicycle:
Although plans are in the works to extend a “veloway” bike trail, at this time, sidewalk and street connections are the only cycling routes to Fair Park. We urge great care when bicycling on Dallas streets. Traveling by bike on Dallas streets is certainly increasing in popularity, but drivers of other, heavier vehicles may not be quite as evolved.
Here is a regional map that offers official on-street routes to Fair Park. They are:
From the north:
Travel south on Peak St., Haskell Ave. or Lindsay Ave. to Parry Ave. and then follow Parry Ave. south to Fair Park.
From the east:
Travel west on Haskell Ave. to Parry Ave. and then follow Parry Ave. South to Fair Park.
From the south:
Travel north on Scyene Rd. or Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to Robert C. Cullum Blvd., which follows the southern side of Fair Park
From the west:
Travel east on Canton St. to 2nd Ave and then follow 2nd Ave. east to Fair Park
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has recently started installing bike racks on DART buses. DART does allow riders to carry bikes onboard buses provided the bicycles are clean and there is room on the bus. Bicycles that are clean are also permitted on DART light rail and on Trinity Railway Express vehicles when space is available. Learn more about bicycles and DART.
Consider DART:
During Fair Park’s busiest times of year, it’s great to relax, sit back, and let Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) bring you here. Get the details.
DART's Green Line now makes “getting here” even easier. The Green Line delivers you and your family directly to two Fair Park stops, including the beautiful, new DART Fair Park station at the entrance of the Esplanade.
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