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Lake Houston Wilderness Park is a wooded parkland that encompasses 4,786.6 acres. [1] It is the only park owned by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department that has overnight camping and lodging. There are over 20 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails available inside the park.
Brackenridge Recreation Complex is a park operated by the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority. The park is a former state park in Texas then known as Lake Texana State Park and is located near Edna in Jackson County , halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi on Lake Texana .
The Department of Public Parks was created on March 15, 1916 by a City of Houston ordinance (Chapter 23, Article 1, Section 32-2). At that time, the department had two parks — Sam Houston Park and Hermann Park. [1]
The city sold Sheldon Lake to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use as a waterfowl sanctuary and public fishing site. The City of Houston annexed the Lake Houston area and a 22.5 miles (36.2 km) canal in 1956. [2] [3]
Double Lake Recreation Area is located on the east side of the Sam Houston near Coldspring, Texas, surrounding a 24-acre (97,000 m 2) lake and includes whispering pines and hardwoods one mile (1.6 km) south on FM-2025. Built initially in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Double Lake Recreation Area facilities includes family camping ...
Post, TX: Active: El Rancho Cima: Sam Houston Area Council: Hays County, TX and Comal County, TX: Sold: Included Cockrell River Camp. Sold in 2018. [88] George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation: East Texas Area Council: Gary City, TX: Hamman Scout Camp: Sam Houston Area Council: Bander, TX: Sold: Hill Country Ranch: Bay Area Council: Closed: Horizon ...
One of Houston's oldest public parks, Hermann Park was created on acreage donated to the City of Houston by cattleman, oilman and philanthropist George H. Hermann (1843–1914). The land was formerly the site of his sawmill. [7] It was first envisioned as part of a comprehensive urban planning effort by the city of Houston in the early 1910s. [4]
After the war in early 1924, Will and Mike Hogg, purchased 1,503 acres (6.1 km 2) of former Camp Logan land and sold the area to the city at cost. In May 1924, the City of Houston took ownership of the land to be used as a "memorial" park, dedicated to the memory of soldiers who lost their lives in the war.