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MEMORIAL PARK

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Memorial Park, a municipal park in Houston, Texas, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Opened in 1924,

the park covers approximately 1,466 acres (6 km2) inside the 610 Loop, across from the neighborhood of Memorial.

Memorial Drive runs through the park, heading east to downtown Houston and west to the 610 Loop. I-10 borders the park

to the north. The park includes the 18-hole Memorial Park Golf Course, Texas’s top-rated municipal golf course which

opened in 1936. The park also has facilities for tennis, softball, swimming, track, croquet, volleyball, skating, and cycling.

The park is very popular with Houston joggers, and is home to the Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, a 2.93 mile crushed stone pathway that sees almost 3 million visitors annually. In 1951, the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center was established, consumes a little over 150 acres of the western portion of the park, and offers 5 miles of walking trails, a Discovery Room, Reference Library, Gift Shop, and classrooms. On the south side of Memorial Drive, there are miles of multi-use trails through the woods, a 'picnic' loop which is used heavily by road cyclists, softball fields, sand volleyball courts and a field for playing rugby or soccer.

MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY

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MISSION STATEMENT

Memorial Park Conservancy is dedicated to the preservation of the native habitat of Memorial Park for future generations; to the public use, enjoyment and education in accordance with conditions of the conveyance to the city by the Hogg family; and to the on-going support of the Houston Parks Department.

Memorial Park Conservancy Website

MASTER PLAN

The Master Plan project is a blueprint for the future of Memorial Park, the largest park in Houston's urban center and one of the largest municipal parks in the state. With over 1500 acres of woodland environment, the Master Plan was begun to ensure that Memorial Park meets the needs of its citizens while at the same time maintaining a healthy, functioning ecosystem. It began based on the collective concerns of the City of Houston, the Memorial Park Conservancy, and the Houston Parks Board, Inc. that increasing pressure to add more facilities to the Park without a plan or guiding principles would create a situation unacceptable both to those whose responsibility it is to care for the Park and those who care about and use the Park.

The Conservation Master Plan was commissioned to create an objective basis for resolving the multiple concerns that face Memorial Park, ranging from concern for the natural environment to concerns about the uses that occur in it. The plan brings these concerns into focus by considering the Park's origins, the terms under which the park land was conveyed to the city,

and the role the Park plays as a recreational and environmental asset.

Master Plan Overview

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NEW TRAILS IN MEMORIAL PARK

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The red lines indicate trails newly constructed during the past year by the Memorial Park Conservancy, the Houston Parks

and Recreation Department, and the park’s volunteer community.  Four major multiuse trails were completed, all with

volunteer labor. These new trails include: the Equestrian Tunnel Path, the Crestwood Extension, the Infantry Woods Trail 

and the West Memorial Extension. 

MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVATION MASTER PLAN: TRAIL MAPS

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Conservation Trails Map          Memorial Park Trails Map          Parkland Trails Map

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EASTERN GLADES ADDITION IS OPEN!!  YOU MUST SEE IT!

IMPORTANT LINKS FOR OUR COMMUNITY

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City of Houston

Zip Code 77007

With links to elected officials, fore department, and other important info.

Houston City Council

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Super Neighborhood 22

SN22 Lost & Found Pets

A local facebook page for reporting lost and found pets for Crestwood and surrounding neighborhoods.

You'll need to "like" the page to get updates.

For non-Facebook users, you can email: SN22LostandFoundPets

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