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By Vanessa Holt |

Residents in the Spring and Klein areas have access to a number of parks in Harris County. Each park is open to the public and features various amenities.



100 Acre Wood Preserve


West Cypress Forest Drive and Moorcreek Drive, Houston
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/
100acrewood


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-dark
Size:100 acres
Amenities: trails connect to 9-mile Cypress Creek mountain bike trail system, Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible trail










Burroughs Park


9738 Hufsmith Road, Tomball
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/
burroughs


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-dark
Size: 320 acres
Amenities: dog park, fishing lake, observation deck, barbecue pavilion with seating for 250 people










Collins Park


6727 Cypresswood Drive, Spring
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/collins


Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun.
8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Size: 55 acres
Amenities: sports fields, playgrounds, skate park, access to nature trails, barbecue grills, canoe launch, limited access to fishing







Dennis Johnston Park


709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/
dennisjohnston


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m.-dark
Size: 45 acres
Amenities: pavilion, picnic tables, a pond, pergola, walking trails, a butterfly and humingbird garden, access to Spring Creek, Big Stone Lodge community center










Doss Park-Mangum Howell Center


2500 Frick Road, Houston
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/doss


Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun.
9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Size: 33 acres
Amenities: softball fields, lighted tennis courts, three pavilions, batting cages, picnic tables, barbecue grills, playground, walking trails, Mangum-Howell Center and Doss Activity Building community centers










Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve


20215 Chasewood Park Drive, Houston
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/kmp


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-dark
Size: 80 acres
Amenities: 40-acre Marshall Lake, fishing piers, canoe launch, scout camping







Klein Park


4531 Spring Cypress Road, Spring
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/klein


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Size: 7 acres
Amenities: four lighted baseball fields; prior permission for use required







Mathews Park


1728 Hufsmith Road, Tomball
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/mathews


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Size: 6 acres
Amenities: basketball pavilion, barbecue pavilion and grills, paved walking trail







Meyer Park


7700 Cypresswood Drive, Spring
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/meyer


Hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
Size: 180 acres
Amenities: soccer, softball fields, basketball court, barbecue pavilion, gazebo, paved trails, nature trails, duck pond, 3-acre fishing lake, picnic tables, barbecue grills, age-specific playgrounds, exercise stations, dog park, archaeological information signs







Pundt Park


4129 Spring Creek Drive, Spring
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/pundt


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 8 a.m.-dark
Size: 380 acres
Amenities: dog park, primitive canoe launch, playground, picnic area, bicycle racks, separate equestrian and multiuse trails, lakes







Spring Creek Park


15012 Brown Road, Tomball
281-353-8100
www.hcp4.net/community/parks/
springcreek


Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Size: 114 acres
Amenities: archery range, barbecue pavilions and grills, camping area, recreational vehicle hookups, fishing along Spring Creek, shower facilities




By Vanessa Holt
A resident of the Houston area since 2011, Vanessa began working in community journalism in her home state of New Jersey in 1996. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2016 as a reporter for the Spring/Klein edition and became editor of that paper in March 2017 and editor of The Woodlands edition in January 2019.

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