Harry Myers Park adds parking, boosts Rockwall's top disc golf course

Harry Myers Park now gives Rockwall residents more room to park and more reasons to stay awhile. Nearly 60 new parking spaces support a 70-acre, award-winning community park that packs in disc golf, a dog park, a kayak launch, trails, playgrounds, and a fishing pier, turning one stop into a full day outdoors.

A park built for everyday use

The practical value of Harry Myers Park is in how much it concentrates in one place. The City of Rockwall lists sports fields, BBQ grills, a disc golf course, a dog park, drinking fountains, a fishing pier, a kayak launch, natural open space, pavilions, picnic stations, playgrounds, a pond, restrooms, spraygrounds, swings, concrete trails and pickleball courts, which means one trip can serve walkers, parents, anglers, and people who just want an easy place to sit outside.

That range matters for daily life in Rockwall because it removes the need to drive to separate sites for different activities. A family can start with a walk on the concrete trails, stop at the playground, and finish at the spraygrounds or picnic stations, while a dog owner and a disc golfer can use the same park without turning the outing into a multi-stop errand. The added parking also makes that mix easier to access when the park is busy.

• Walkers and runners have concrete trails and natural open space.
• Families can use playgrounds, swings, picnic stations, BBQ grills and spraygrounds.
• Dog owners have a dedicated dog park.
• Anglers and paddlers have a fishing pier and kayak launch.
• Players have sports fields and pickleball courts.

The disc golf course that changed the park’s profile

Harry Myers Disc Golf Course 2.0 is the park’s clearest regional calling card. The City of Rockwall says the course is officially open and has consistently been rated as one of the best courses in Texas, which gives the park a reputation that reaches well beyond neighborhood recreation.

John Houck designed the redesign, and his project notes say he started design work in Rockwall in August on what the parks department calls Harry Myers 2.0. Houck said Parks Director Andy Hesser wanted changes that would make the course better for daily players and touring pros alike, a goal that explains why the upgraded layout is getting attention from both casual players and serious disc golfers.

The Professional Disc Golf Association also lists the course as redesigned by Houck in 2018, adding another layer of credibility to the park’s standing. For players, that means the course is not just another amenity tucked into a city park. It is a course with a named designer, an official redesign history, and a place in the Texas disc golf conversation.

How to plan a visit

Harry Myers Park works because it is flexible. The Harry Myers Community Center can be rented every day in three time blocks, 6 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 5 to 11 p.m., which makes it useful for everything from morning gatherings to evening events. Rockwall residents can also reserve pavilions up to 180 days in advance, a detail that matters when birthdays, reunions and team outings need a reliable outdoor base.

The parking expansion helps with that use pattern. A park that already handles trail users, pickup games, dog visits, paddling, and organized events needs steady access, and the added spaces reduce the friction that can keep families from staying longer. In practice, that means the park now functions more like a local destination and less like a quick pass-through.

The city’s 2026 calendar places the Founders Day Festival in Downtown Rockwall and Harry Myers Park, which shows how the park is already stitched into the city’s largest civic gatherings. The city also said more than 5,000 people attended Independence Day festivities at Harry Myers Park in 2025, a crowd size that explains why parking and circulation have become such important parts of the park conversation.

A place where recreation meets heritage

Harry Myers Park also carries Rockwall’s history inside it. The Rockwall County Historical Foundation & Museum says it sits within the park in downtown Rockwall and includes historic structures such as two homes from early Rockwall County, a tenant cabin, the Hartman Windmill, a replica carriage house, an outhouse and a gazebo. The museum property also includes an original segment of the rock wall that gave the community its name.

That mix of preservation and recreation gives the park a different role from a standard sports complex or trailhead. A visitor can go from a disc golf round or a playground stop to a museum grounds tour without leaving the park, which makes Harry Myers one of the few places in Rockwall where everyday recreation and local history share the same footprint.

The city’s GIS park map file for Harry Myers Park is dated 2013, a reminder that this has been a formally tracked public asset for years even as the amenities have continued to evolve. The park’s identity has broadened over that time, not narrowed, and that helps explain why it remains one of the city’s most visited outdoor spaces.

What changes next

The city is still investing in the site’s active-use spaces. A 2024 request for proposals sought athletic field renovation services for the park’s athletic practice fields, and a 2025 to 2026 request for proposals sought design-build services for a splash pad redevelopment. Those projects point to a park that is not standing still: the city is continuing to refresh the parts of Harry Myers that draw children, teams and repeat visitors.

That matters for the local economy as well. When thousands of people come for park events and city celebrations, the flow of activity reaches beyond the grass and trails and into Downtown Rockwall, where family outings often continue with food, errands and other stops. Harry Myers Park now sits at the center of that pattern: a single place where parking, recreation, history and civic life all meet.