With plenty of hiking and biking trails, mountain climbing, and access to the Pedernales River, Milton Reimers Ranch Park has something for everyone. We visited this park specifically to swim in the river. The river is accessed by a steep road that leads down to a rocky beach. From there, you can choose a spot …
Seawolf Park is located on Galveston’s Pelican Island, on the site of a former immigration center. It is a popular fishing destination, with multiple fishing piers. It is also features a large playground and the Galveston Naval Museum, which includes the WWII submarine the USS Cavalla and one of only three destroyer escorts in the world, the USS …
George Bush Park is a 7,800 acre park in west Houston. It features plenty of jogging trails, as well as a paved biking trail. Many of the trails run alongside Buffalo Bayou. The park also hosts two soccer fields, six baseball fields, and a playground. There is a dog park, a boardwalk overlooking Buffalo Bayou, …
Lake Houston Wilderness Park is an expansive city park just north of Houston. It’s the only city park that allows overnight camping. Entering Lake Houston Wilderness Park, you’d be hard pressed to remember that you just left Houston city limits not far behind. Spanning over 4,700 acres, the park offers miles of trails, as well …
Tom Bass Regional Park is a Houston-area park with typical park amenities – with one upgrade. In addition to the regular playground, the park is home to a large obstacle course for kids! Kids can have fun timing themselves on the obstacle course, using the large clock at the edge of the course. For the …
Creative Playscape is an adorable playground in Georgetown, TX, that was built to look like the town it’s in. In addition to the usual playground equipment, there is a large boulder for climbing, a teepee, and a wall depicting the history of the area. There are numerous slides and climbing areas, as well as swings, …
Old Tunnel State park has some beautiful hikes and an abandoned old railroad tunnel. The tunnel used to belong to the Fredericksburg and Northern Railroad, which stopped running in 1942. The tunnel is now home to a substantial bat colony – over 3 million bats – which can be viewed in the evenings from May …
Picturesque doesn’t quite do justice to this beautiful area. With hiking trails, a beautiful waterfall, and cold, refreshing water, Chalk Ridge Falls might just be the perfect place to spend a hot Texas summer day! We parked at a small parking lot overlooking the Lampasas River. There is a bathroom there, but it is awful. …
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites is a historic state park located south of La Grange, TX. The park is home to a small trail leading to the ruins of a brewery built by German immigrant Heinrich Ludwig Kreische in the 1860’s. The brewery ruins are fascinating to see, and there are some …
If you’re looking for a family-friendly day trip from Houston, Lake Somerville State Park fits the bill! The park offers 20 miles of trails to satisfy even the most avid hiker. And if you’re not that into hiking (or if you have young kids with you) there are loops off the main trails that will …