A favorite among Houston’s joggers, Memorial Park also features tennis courts, playing fields, a fitness center, swimming pool and six miles of mountain and recreational bike trails along the bayous..
One lap jogging or walking around Memorial Park is 2.88 miles, and there are distance markers located every 1/4 mile, in both directions.
The 600-acre Memorial Park Golf Course is rated among the top municipal golf courses in the nation. The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive, also calls Memorial Park home. The Memorial Park Conservation Master Plan was approved by City Council's Quality of Life Committee on August 10, 2004. More City information on Memorial Park.
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LOCATION: 6501 Memorial Drive. West of Downtown, bounded
by I-10,
West Loop 610, Crestwood, and Buffalo Bayou