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City Parks

Park Locations & Amenities

Unless noted, Park operating hours are:

Neighborhood (N): 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Community (C): 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Regional Parks (R): 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Bay Oaks - 254 Dwire Drive, Key Map 580Q (1.2 acres)
250 Foot Connector Pathway to Bayshore Elementary, Picnic Area, Gazebo, Parking for 4. (N)

Brookglen - 3324 Somerton, Key Map 578D (2 acres)
Swimming Pool, Playground Equipment, 2 Unlighted Practice Fields, Brookglen Recreation Center, Parking for 20. (C)

Central - 618 San Jacinto, Key Map 580C (4.6 acres)
Swimming Pool, Lighted Roller Hockey Rink, Basketball Court, Picnic Area, Evelyn Kennedy Recreation Center, Parking for 60. (C)

Creekmont - 700 Willow Creek, Key Map 539X (3.5 acres)
Practice Field, Lighted Basketball Court, Playground Equipment; 1/4 Mile Walking Trail, Parking for 8. (N)

Fairmont - 3540 Farrington, Key Map 579B (17.7 acres)
Swimming Pool, Baseball Complex, Lighted Basketball Court; Approximate 1/2 Mile Side Walk/Walking Trail, Playground Equipment, Parking for 100. (R)

Fourteenth Street - 500 N. 14th Street, Key Map 540W (2.4 acres)
Wooded Environment-perfect for picnics and outings, Playground Equipment, Picnic Area, No Off-road Parking. (N)

Glen Meadows - 801 Valley Brook, Key Map 539X (8.13 acres)
1/2 Mile Walking/Jogging Trail, Four Unlighted Practice Fields, Playground Equipment, No Off-road Parking. (N)

Heritage Park- 604 Park Drive, Key Map 580G (.75 acres)
Society Museum, Original Library Museum and Centennial Statue (C)

Little Cedar Bayou
- 600 Little Cedar Bayou Drive, Key Map 580F-G (48.7 acres)
Four Lighted Softball Fields; Lighted Basketball Court; Two Soccer Fields (one lighted); 350,000 Gallon Wave Pool, Picnic Area, Horseshoe Pits, Playground Equipment; Nature Trail, 1/4 mile Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway to Recreation & Fitness Center, Two Tennis Courts, Parking for 200+. (R)

Lomax - 1508 Lomax School Road, Key Map 539U (10 acres)
Covered Rodeo Arena, Picnic Area, Lomax Recreation Center, Parking for 60+. (R)

Northside - 322 N. 4th Street, Key Map 540X (2.7 acres)
Lighted Softball Field, Open Air Lighted Basketball Pavilion, Playground Equipment, Picnic Area, Jennie Riley Civic Center and Charles Walker Annex, Parking for 20. (C)

Northwest - 10210 North P Street, Key Map 539T (35 acres)
Zero Depth Swimming Pool, Six Lighted Soccer Fields, Lighted Basketball court, Two Unlighted Baseball backstops for practice, Playground equipment, Picnic Area, Parking for 100. (R)

Ohio Street - 300 S. Ohio, Key Map 580D (.93 acres)
Playground Equipment, Picnic Area, One parking space.(N)

Pete Gilliam - 200 North Holmes, Key Map 540Y (1.2 acres)
Practice Field, Playground Equipment, Picnic Area, No Off-road Parking. (N)

Pfeiffer - 900 South Virginia, Key Map 580C (1.2 acres)
Playground Equipment, Basketball Court, Picnic Area, No Off-road Parking. (N)

Pine Bluff - One Bayshore Drive, Key Map 580Q (.11 acres)
Picnic Shelter with Table, View of Galveston Bay, Parking for 2. (N)

Seabreeze - 1300 Bayshore Drive, Key Map 580D (3.8 acres)Fishing Pier, Playground Area, Picnic Area. Open Dawn to Dusk. Resident Only Park. Parking for 60.

Spenwick - 9225 Carlow, Key Map 579A (.5 acres) Two parking spaces.

Sylvan Beach - One Sylvan Beach Drive, Key Map 580G (5 acres)
Sylvan Beach Pavilion (currently closed), Lighted Fishing Pier (currently closed), Playground Equipment, Picnic Area, Parking for 350. (R) - County-owned park.  Closes at 10p.m. 

Tom Brown - 300 South Lobit, Key Map 540Z (.57 acres)
Playground Equipment, Picnic Area, No Off-road Parking. (N)

Pecan-3600 Canada Rd. (34 acres) Baseball Complex, Walking Trail, Playground Equipment, Picnic Area: (R)

Woodfalls- 3801 1/2 Driftwood, Key Map 579D (8 acres) Fishing Pond, Picnic Tables, BBQ Pits, Jogging Trail (N)