Emancipation Park is a nice inner city park located in the third ward. There’s a lot of open fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, and a free recreation center. We spent about 30 minutes walking through the park (~10 acres in size). The park is unique for its history – In 1872, African-American populations in Houston pooled $1,000 to put down on […]
UPDATE 12/2020: This park is now closed for renovations! We’re excited for what is to come – Evelyn’s Park – Phase 2 Evelyn’s Park is a cute little park in the Bellaire area. It’s mostly frequented by families living in the area, and is mostly just a large open field of grass. There’s a cool Alice in Wonderland sculpture in […]
Goforth Park is a great addition to the Cypress park scene. At 188 acres and 3.3 miles of trails, it’s one of the larger options for greenery in the area. The park pays tribute to Deputy Darren Goforth a police officer who was killed at Cypress gas station while refueling his vehicle. On one side of the park is a […]
Located in the heart of Houston downtown, Buffalo Bayou Park is actually one of Houston’s largest urban green spaces. It consists of 160 acres and miles of paved trails (great for running). The trails here tend to be busy and narrow at times, so it may be difficult to bike during peak hours, although we’ve certainly done it. You can […]
The Bridgeland Treehouse Park is a unique, photo-worthy park located inside one of the newer master planned communities in Cypress. Here you can climb a small treehouse nestled within a large live oak tree. After climbing down, enjoy some cool shade and admire nature while sitting on a few of the benches under the large oak tree. There are only […]
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is infested by hungry mosquitoes, but proves to be a unique, educational experience best experienced as an auto tour. It’s a large 44,414 acre wildlife refuge located about ~1 hr south of central Houston in Angleton. GETTING THERE DO NOT rely on your Google Maps app for this one. It will lead you to the refuge […]
Brays Bayou Park (aka Bayou Parkland) is a small park within the Texas Medical Center Area that provides access to Bill Coats Bridge, Hermann Park, and the Brays Bayou Greenway Trail. If you choose to go biking or running, the Brays Bayou Greenway trail, offers over 30 miles of paved trail. You can head east to UH’s South Macgregor Park […]
This is a tiny one – just 1.15 acres. It is a city block that has been converted into a small, charming park located within the Museum District. There’s not much to do and it will take just a few minutes to walk through, but it offers a serene escape from the busy museum district. Update: Bell Park was once […]
Bayou Bend is not actually a park, but a museum (part of the MFAH system). It’s the former home of Houston philanthropist, Ima Hogg. Her mansion is available to tour, but if you’re like us and prefer the outdoors to the stuffy inside of a decorative mansion, garden-only tickets are also available. The cost for house tour + gardens is […]
This is a free, 4.88 acre, park located in the heart of Midtown. It’s a small one, but the trees here are worthy of a visit. The old oak trees have branches growing on the ground providing 1) a lot of shade cover making this park ok to visit on a hot summer Houston day 2) a cool photo and […]