Are you ready, Agent? Visit all three of Houston Parks Board’s Agents of Discovery missions and discover the nature nearby! We currently have missions live at Sims Bayou Park, Mason Park, and Hermann Park’s Bayou Parklands. Download the FREE app onto your smart device, select a mission near you on the app, and walk along the mission’s trail to unlock and complete challenges along the way. Please follow all local health advisories and CDC social distancing guidelines when completing these missions. 

Sims Bayou Park, or Blue Ridge Park, is located at 14151 Hillcroft St, Houston, TX 77085. Parking is available in the parking lot just off the corner of Blue Ridge Drive and W Orem Dr. For METRO, bus route 170 takes you from the Texas Medical Center Transit Center to the Missouri City Park and Ride, just over one mile from the park. Start your mission and explore how the water cycle affects Sims Bayou. 

Mason Park is located at 541 S 75th St, Houston, TX 77023, and parking lots on the north and south sides of Brays Bayou both have easy access to the mission. METRO bus route 76, stop 75th St @ John T Mason Park is directly at the entrance of the south parking lot. Agents will discover the wetlands at Mason Park through the eyes of the park’s namesake Mr. John T. Mason!  

Bayou Parklands at Hermann Park is located at 6530 ½ Almeda Rd between S. MacGregor and Holcombe. Parking is available near picnic pavilion, Lot P. For METRO, take bus route 11 along Almeda Rd and get off at the #9597 Almeda Rd @ Dixie Dr stop. Explore the banks of Brays Bayou and learn how animals adapt to the temperatures outside.

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As a part of our Week of Thanks, HPB Rising Leaders invite you, your friends, and family to a fun-filled evening of Houston-based trivia for a chance to compete for unique, custom prizes.

Text “TRIVIA” to 832.304.2828 to support Houston Parks Board and learn more about Rising Leaders. Each person who donates will be entered in a drawing for one of our not-to-miss door prizes. Drawings will take place during the trivia night. Must be present to win.

This event is free, but spots are limited so register today!

Virtual Trivia Night presented by Rising Leaders

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We have something to celebrate that’s historic: the completion of Bayou Greenways 2020, a 150-mile, 8-year, $220 million endeavor that has transformed our city.  This year, Houston Parks Board is celebrating with a Week of Thanks, with creative and engaging activities every day starting Monday, November 16 and a special culminating moment on Thursday, November 19 that we are striving to make the happiest time of your week.  

This year’s event, though it’s not our usual luncheon, is not only a crucial part of supporting our mission work, it is an opportunity to come together virtually to celebrate the completion of this incredible project that is benefiting millions of people every day. 

Register below and join us on November 19 as we celebrate this momentous achievement. 

Reply Form 2020_11.2.pdf

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.  Please reply by November 2 for celebration bag delivery and to be included in event program.

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Thursday, January 28, 2021  | Noon - 1:00 PM

Houston Parks Board Rising Leaders are enthusiastic green space ambassadors and active supporters of the HPB mission. Join our next Lunch & Learn to hear more about our work and be better able to articulate it with your friends, family, and neighbors.

January’s Lunch and Learn will cover planning for trails and connectivity that improve and build on active transportation options for Houstonians. We’ll dive in with Beyond the Bayous Program Manager, Lisa Graiff, to learn about Houston Parks Board’s efforts to improve connectivity on neighborhood and regional levels.

Find upcoming park activities and fun things to do in Houston on our events calendar.

Events Calendar for Park Activities in Houston

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Houston Parks Board Rising Leaders are enthusiastic green space ambassadors and active supporters of the HPB mission. Join the next opportunity in the Lunch & Learn series to expand your knowledge of our work and be better able to articulate it with your friends, family, and neighbors or at an upcoming Rising Leaders event.

September’s Lunch and Learn will cover the HPB Conservation and Maintenance program. We’ll dive in with Trent Rondot, Conservation & Maintenance Director, and Marissa Llosa, Conservation Manager, to learn how they maintain hundreds of miles of greenways in addition to improving habitat and expanding prairie, forest, and wetland areas across the system.

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Conservation and Maintenance

In response to COVID-19 guidance on gatherings, Houston Parks Board is conducting meetings online until further notice.

Public Notice of HPB LGC Meeting 9.22.20.pdf

Procedures for Houston Parks Board LGC Meetings 9.22.20.pdf

The next Houston Parks Board LGC, Inc. online meeting is Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:00 AM. Meeting information is available here. Please read the procedures and learn how to participate by registering here no later than 12:00 PM Monday, September 21, 2020.

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From the history of our organization and partnership with the City of Houston, to how we fund our green spaces and work with community organizations, learn more about Houston Parks Board in the first of a Lunch and Learn series brought to you by HPB Rising Leaders. 

Are you ready to become a green space champion? RSVP below.

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Houston Parks Board 101

Events Calendar

Agents of Discovery Missions

Virtual Trivia Night presented by Rising Leaders

Houston Parks Board 2020 Week of Thanks

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Connectivity

Past Events

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Conservation and Maintenance

Houston Parks Board LGC

Virtual Lunch and Learn: Houston Parks Board 101