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Memorial Park
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 300-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. 

LOCATION: 6501 Memorial Drive. West of Downtown, bounded by I-10, West Loop 610, Crestwood, and Buffalo Bayou.

Memorial Park Map