Tom Bass Park is a large (115 acre) park in the Pearland area of town. It’s made up of three different sections all next to each other, each featuring their own unique amenities. Tom Bass has everything you would hope for in a large suburban park. Each section of the park includes plenty of playgrounds, picnic areas, BBQ stations, open […]
Stude Park and White Oak Greenway is a great park located off of the bayou in the Heights featuring a long paved trail offering a gorgeous view of the Houston skyline. This is a good park to run/jog and/or bike if you have one. We ended up renting Bbikes and biked around here for an hour. We had to turn […]
Spotts Park is a neighborhood park located in the Heights area of town. Our favorite thing to do here is grab a pair of BBikes from the station and bike over to Buffalo Bayou Park. You have just enough time to make it to the Houston skyline off Sabine Street bridge and make it back to the Spotts Park BBike […]
Sesquicentennial Park is located in the Houston Theater Arts District. This is a 22-acre park that’s a great to explore if you’re here early for a show nearby. Sesquicentennial Park connects to a couple of bayou trails. Along the east, the bayou trail which will eventually lead you to Buffalo Bayou Park. On the western end, you’ll hit the Buffalo […]
The Mercer Botanic garden spans 250 acres in the Humble area. This is an absolutely gorgeous spot for photography! Just try not to walk off the beaten path here – we did and saw a Copperhead in the Botanic Garden! Once you finish the Botanic Garden head across the street for a different style of greenery at the Arboretum. It’s […]
Memorial Park is a large, 1466-acre park inside the Houston area. We recently checked out the newly open Eastern Glades area and loved it! There’s 2.5 miles of trails and boardwalks, Hines Lake with surrounding wetlands, and plenty of picnic areas. The best part is that the Eastern Glades was created with conservation efforts in mind and features over 150 […]
Market Square Park is one of Houston’s oldest parks! It is the original Houston town center, first established in 1836! Today it is a small, 12-acre park located in downtown Houston featuring activities/events (pre-covid era), surrounding restaurants (including a Niko Niko’s cafe in the center of the park), plenty of tables to sit and hang out at, and a dog […]
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE VISITING: Lake Houston Wilderness Park is actually a misnomer – It’s not located off of Lake Houston, but is a large city park that offers camping, hiking, and a much smaller lake (Lake Dabney). The park actually used to be a state park that was bought up by the City of Houston. That’s great for Houstonians […]
Jesse Jones Park and Nature Center is a large 312 acre park located in the Humble area of town. This park is huge and offers a lot of trails and even a small beach! Most recently, we visited the beach, which is located on the north end of the park bordering spring creek. Follow along with the trail map photo […]
The Houston Arboretum is a non-profit nature center located inside Memorial Park. Sitting at 155 acres, there are plenty of trails to walk here. We usually spend about two hours walking a couple of trails here. We love all of the greenery here! There are flowers, ponds, and unique ecosystems here. A lot of great photo ops! It used to […]