Located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, the most significant area of the 112-acre park, which runs along the banks of the Trinity River, is Heritage Park Plaza, designed by landscape architect, Lawrence Halprin. The plaza, located on the Trinity River Bluff, was built as part of the 1976 US Bicentennial Celebration in commemoration of the establishment of Fort Worth as the Camp Worth military post in 1849.

The plaza is an intimate space composed of terraced concrete pathways, geometric rooms and flowing channels of water. As with many of Halprin’s works, the design focuses on the interplay between the visitor and the designed landscape. The plaza, whose main materials are concrete and water, is constructed on the bluff, the highest point being a raised overlook with views of the river. Water flows from the upper portion of the site, connecting to larger water features, including waterfalls and walls. Plantings include live oak trees and lawn. The design incorporates several gestures of homage to Camp Worth, including a water wall with a representation of the original plan of the Fort, and another featuring a raised inscription reading,” Embrace the spirit and preserve the freedom which inspired those of vision and courage to shape our heritage.” The plaza has fallen into a state of disrepair, and in 2007 it was closed to visitors. Work is currently in progress to create a plan to restore the space. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a significant Modernist landscape on May 10, 2010.