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Old School Park Big Time Fun Matheson is one of our favorite parks! It is named for Jerry Matheson, Tomball’s longest-serving councilman. The play structures have an old school vibe since they are all built out of wood but the park is very well updated and maintained. At first, you…
Gas up the car and head to Hockley – Zube Park to be specific. Okay, it’s not that dramatic. It’s only about five minutes past the Houston Premium Outlets, but you do pass a Buccee’s – does that make it a road trip? In either case, this park complex is…
Tomball’s First Park The city of Tomball’s first park was handed down from the Juergens Family. Willie Juergens’ family immigrated to Galveston from Prussia in the 1860s. A decade later the family purchased 900 acres of prairie that today would be a large part of western Tomball. At the age of…
Into the Woods We Go! Don’t worry it’s paved… Kleb Woods is one of my favorite nature spots around town. It is large enough to have trails to explore but also perfect for families looking for something other than a regular playground. With its paved road up to the nature…
Not Just a Neighborhood Park When you first arrive at Telge Park it certainly has the feel that you have driven up to a private neighborhood park. It is in the suburbs and you are, in fact, beginning to drive into a neighborhood. There are houses directly across the street….
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane…No, It’s A Plane If your kids love the airport or looking at planes or riding in planes or being outside and walking around looking at planes, this one’s for you. While I highly recommend the Lonestar Flight Museum, they don’t generally let you in…
Conveniently Located Nature! Many moons ago I went to Willie’s Ice House on Highway 249 and behind it was a fence and in that fence was trees – this was the future home of the Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve. Across the highway is the Cypress Creek YMCA and it seemed this wooded…
It’s Big and Awesome (Just like Texas)! Bear Creek Pioneers Park is located near some very busy places, but it’s so big you won’t notice. The options here are varied and numerous. It could be a quick trip to the playground or a full day extended family picnic. Good news,…
Made in the shade, Hedwig Park! Hedwig is a great park for a full on park day or just a quick kill-twenty-minutes stop. The park is shaded, so for summer’s it is great (also having the air conditioned library next door to escape to is nice), and since we have…
Spirit of the Bayou Did you know there are boat tours of downtown Houston?! Me neither! I had previously heard of kayaking in Buffalo Bayou, but I never felt my immune system was up to that if I fell in (that sounded a bit snobby, huh? Oh well, moving on)….