Explore

Get out and Explore Houston!

Cycling & Running

https://bikeways.publicworks.houstontx.gov

https://bikehouston.org

biketexas.org

Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association

Bayou City Adventures

Bayou City Bike Tours

Houston Area Road Runners Association

Houston Area Trailrunners

Running Clubs

Houston Bikeway Maps

Birding & Wildlife

Birding Sites Near Houston

U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wildlife Refuges- Texas

Great Texas Coastal  Birding Trails

Bayou Greenways Birding Hot Spots

Houston Audubon

Galveston Birding

Texas Gulf Coast Master Naturalist

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Birding Loops for Upper Gulf Coast

Family

Houston Family Program

https://bikeways.publicworks.houstontx.gov

Bike Texas, a statewide non-profit organization, has developed a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle safety education curriculum designed for fourth and fifth grade elementary school students.

Family Houston

https://bikehouston.org

Bike Texas, a statewide non-profit organization, has developed a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle safety education curriculum designed for fourth and fifth grade elementary school students.

Bayou Greenways Picnic Spots 

 

Hunting & Fishing

Coastal Conservation Association

Texas FlyFishers

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department – Fishing

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department – Hunting

Online Hunting and Fishing App

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hunting & Fishing Areas

 

 

Gardening & Volunteering

Gardening 

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

Garden Club of Houston

Native Plant Society of Texas – Houston Chapter

Bayou Bend Collections and Gardens

Hermann Park Japanese Garden

Houston Botanic Garden

Armand Bayou Nature Center

Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary

Ida Gaye Gardens

Coastal Prairie Partnership Prairie Location Map

Volunteering 

Volunteer Houston 

 

 

 

Hiking & Walking

Houston Happy Hikers

Houston Hike and  Bike Trails

The Woodlands Hiking Club

Hike It Baby

Houston Audio Walking Tours

Hiking Trails

  • 100-Acre Wood Preserve
  • Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
  • Armand Bayou Nature Center
  • Arthur Storey Park Trails
  • Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
  • Bear Creek Pioneers Park
  • Big Creek Scenic Recreation Area
  • Big Thicket National Preserve
  • Brays Bayou
  • Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
  • Brazos Bend State Park
  • Buffalo Bayou Park
  • Burroughs Park
  • Carpenters Bayou Hike and Bike Trail
  • Carter Park
  • Challenger Seven Memorial Park
  • Columbia Tap Trail
  • Collins Park
  • Cullen Park
  • Cypress Creek Greenway Trails Map
  • Cypresswood Bike Trails along Faulkey Gulley
  • Dennis Johnston Park
  • Ella Hike and Bike Trail
  • Emnora Lane Hike and Bike Trail
  • Exploration Green
  • Faulkey Gully Hike & Bike
  • Galveston Island State Park
  • George Bush Park
  • George Mitchell Nature Preserve
  • Goose Creek Stream Greenbelt Trail
  • Gourley Nature Trail
  • Halls Bayou Trails
  • Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth Park on Horsepen Creek
  • Heights Hike and Bike Trail
  • Heritage Park Trails
  • Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
  • Hunting Bayou Trails
  • Huntsville State Park
  • Hutcheson Park Hike and Bike Trail
  • Jersey Village Hike and Bike Trail
  • Jesse H. Jones Park
  • J.J. Mays Wildlife Trace
  • Keith-Weiss Park
  • Kleb Woods Park & Nature Preserve
  • Lake Houston Wilderness Park
  • Lake Jackson Wilderness Trail
  • Lake Livingston State Park
  • Little Cypress Creek Preserve
  • Lone Star Hiking Trail in the Sam Houston National Forest
  • Mayde Creek North Hike & Bike Trail
  • Mayde Creek South Hike & Bike Trail
  • Memorial Park
  • Mercer Botanic Gardens
  • Meyer Park Trails
  • Montgomery County Preserve Trails
  • Pundt Park
  • San Bernard Wildlife Refuge
  • Seabrook Hike and Bike Trail
  • Sheldon Lake State Park
  • Sims Bayou
  • Southbelt Hike and Bike Trail
  • Spring Creek Park
  • Spring Creek Greenway Trail
  • Stephen F. Austin State Park
  • Stahl Preserve
  • Terry Hershey Park
  • Thomas R. Wussow Park Trail
  • Timberlane Utility District Hike & Bike Trails
  • Tom Bass Park Trails along Clear Creek
  • Trietsch Hike & Bike Trails
  • W. Goodrich Jones State Forest
  • White Oak Bayou
  • White Oak Bayou Greenway
  • Willow Waterhole Trails

Parks

Houston Parks

Map of State Parks Near Houston

Memorial Park

Hermann Park

MacGregor Park

Bear Creek Park

Buffalo Bayou Park

Precinct 4 Harris County Parks

Precinct 3 Harris County Parks

Precinct 2 Harris County Parks

Precinct 1 Harris County Parks

Huntsville State Park

Lake Houston Wilderness Park

Lake Livingston State Park

Sheldon Lake State Park 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wildlife Refuges- Texas

 

Dog Parks

Dog Parks in Houston

Interactive Dog Park Map – via Google MyMaps

Paddling & Boating

Houston Bayous

Map of Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail

Coastal Paddling Trails

Bayou Greenways Paddling Map

Bayou City Adventures

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Paddling Trails

The Houston Canoe Club

Artist Boat

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