White Oak Bayou flows southwest from Jersey Village through the Heights along a series
of linear parks with paved trails including T.C. Jester Park, Stude Park, and White Oak
Park. White Oak Bayou is visible along the north side of I-10 just west of downtown, where
Whitney’s big, red sculpture Houston is installed, and meets Buffalo Bayou near Allen’s
Landing. Much of White Oak has been tamed, but just north of downtown it is still
possible to spot herons in their natural riparian environment.

Spring Creek is a cool and shady oasis within the Piney Woods, with white sand beaches,
bridle trails, nature preserves and boat launches. It defines the border of Harris and
Montgomery Counties and empties into Lake Houston, a source of drinking water for
Houston. Public access points include Jesse H. Jones Park, Pundt Park, Burroughs Park,
the George Mitchell Nature Preserve, as well as the Old Riley Fuzzel Road, Montgomery
County, and Peckinpaugh Preserves.

Sims Bayou watershed begins near Buffalo Run Park, where kayakers learn to paddle
alongside the whistling ducks. It flows through south Houston, alongside Townwood, Sims
Bayou, Law, Stewart, Reveille and Milby Parks, and greets Hobby Airport travelers at the
Broadway bridge. East of the Gulf Freeway, a natural meander loops around Glenbrook
and Charlton Parks and Houston Audubon Society’s Sims Woods Urban Nature Center.
The Robert C. Stuart Park and 14 miles of trail are under development.

Hunting Bayou weaves back and forth under the 610 North Loop through Kashmere
Gardens, then turns south to a series of oxbow-like ponds and a 750 acre wooded oasis,
Herman Brown Park, where the Yellow-billed Cuckoo nests. It continues southward
through Jacinto City and Galena Park before it joins the Houston Ship Channel near the
Washburn Tunnel.

Halls Bayou skirts Houston’s northern city limits from north of Acres Homes to Keith Weiss
Park just east of the Hardy Toll Road, meandering through the Eastex-Jenson neighborhood
and connecting Mary Withers and Tidwell Parks. It continues through East Houston where it
meets Greens Bayou at Brock Park and Golf Course.

Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition

http://www.greensbayou.org

Greens Bayou flows east from Willowbrook to Greenspoint Mall, past Redstone Country
Club, and then south to meet Halls Bayou within the hilly terrain of Brock Park. From here
a paddle trail extends south past Maxey Park to Greens Bayou Park just north of I-10 East.
Near Sheldon Lake State Park, Harris County Flood Control has established a 1400 acre wetlands
bank providing storm water detention, bio-filtration and native habitat for the diverse
wildlife of northeast Harris County.

Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition

www.greensbayou.org/

Cypress Creek originates in Waller County within the Katy Prairie, flowing 40 miles
eastward to meet Spring Creek near Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center. The bald eagle,
peregrine falcon and American alligator have been spotted here. A trail will eventually
extend and connect the Katy Prairie Preserve to downstream trails within the Bridgeland
community and Telge, Cypress, Meyer and Collins Parks, the Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
and Mercer Arboretum & Botanical Gardens.

Katy Prairie Conservancy
www.ccfcc.org

Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition
www.katyprairie.org

Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
www.hcp4.net/mercer/

Clear Creek defines the boundary between Harris and Brazoria counties. It flows through
Pearland and alongside the nature trails within the 400 acre Tom Bass Regional Park. It
loops around Timber Creek Golf Course, then flows to League City and Webster. Between
Friendswood and its terminus at Clear Lake, Clear Creek is a natural, densely wooded
stream, subject to tidal influences and home to marine species such as menhaden, mullet,
and blue crabs.

Galveston Bay Foundation

Buffalo Bayou is just a trickle west of Katy. It gains width and depth as it winds through
Barker Reservoir, becoming the longest state-recognized paddling trail in Texas.  The 500
acre Terry Hershey Park extends along both banks and is a favorite place for bicycling and
hiking. Buffalo Bayou borders the Houston Arboretum and Memorial Park, and  flows
through Buffalo Bayou Park to Sam Houston Park and downtown Houston, where patrons
of Houston’s arts can stroll along the Buffalo Bayou Promenade.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership
www.buffalobayou.org

Memorial Park Conservancy, Inc.
www.memorialparkconservancy.org

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
www.houstonarboretum.org

Energy Corridor District
www.energycorridor.org

Brays Bayou extends from Fort Bend County to Brady’s Landing at the Houston Ship
Channel. At Beltway 8 it meets Arthur Storey Park, built to provide Flood control as
well as recreation. Brays borders four golf courses including Westwood and Braeburn
country clubs, Hermann Park and Gus Wortham Golf Course. Parks along Brays include
McGregor, Mason, Willow Waterhole Greenway, and a linear park with 13 miles of trails
extending from Bellaire past the Medical Center to the University of Houston.

Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
www.wwgc.org

Hermann Park Conservancy
www.hermannpark.org

Brays Bayou Association
www.houstonparksboard.org

Armand Bayou is a stream with history.  The bottomland forests, coastal prairie grasses
and marshes were previously inhabited by Karankawa Indians. Today it is the home of
the 2400-acre Armand Bayou Nature Center, where visitors can experience more than
370 species of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals including bison, on  ve miles of
nature trails, guided canoe trips and pontoon boat cruises.

Armand Bayou Nature Center

http://www.abnc.org/