One of the easiest places to go hiking when you live in Downtown Houston is Lake Houston Wilderness Park. I have been here countless times and even have several other blogs from various hiking trails within the park: Ameri-Trail and Forest Trail. On my most recent visit my friend and I took the dogs and …
f you are looking for some easy, family friendly hiking around Houston, Jesse H Jones Nature Center is your place!
With the entire world at a stand still due to Coronavirus, this is the perfect opportunity to explore new hikes around the Houston area. What else is there to do? So, on April 18th that is exactly what I did. Loading up the car with three happy dogs ready for an adventure, my friend and …
Just over an hour north of downtown Houston, Huntsville State Park is nestled in the Sam Houston National Forest. Typically a park that is fully booked months in advance, I got lucky and snagged a campsite online Thursday night for the entire weekend.
Camping is just what the doctor ordered! After being sick for almost 2 weeks in January I was in desperate need of some time spent outdoors. Luckily friends from my outdoors group organized a primitive camping trip. Winter and I packed up the car with all the essentials and headed about an hour and half …
Looking to get outdoors in the city? The Houston Arboretum is the perfect place to get in touch with nature only 10 minutes from downtown
Just an hour north of Houston, Double Lake Recreation Area is located in the Sam Houston National Forest. With quick access to the Lone Star Hiking Trail and easy access camping…
Just a one hour drive south from downtown Houston, Galveston is the perfect weekend getaway. The Island offers beaches, shopping and bars in the historic downtown, and copious dining options.
The AmeriTrail is the longest trail in the park, the in and back hike is almost 8 miles! The trail follows the bank of Peach Creek…
Living within the inner loop of a city has many benefits. In Houston, one of those is a plethora of urban parks with miles of walking, running, and biking trails. Buffalo Bayou Park, between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive, is just one of the many parks that offer outdoor recreation!
An entire weekend of fresh air is exactly what the doctor ordered. Just an hour and a half northeast of Houston, Lake Livingston State Park is an amazing destination for an easy weekend of camping. The park has hiking trails, archery, and loads of lake activities to keep you entertained.
It is no secret, Kayaking is my absolute favorite outdoor activity! I go as often as I can, and look for new paddling trails all the time. In June, my Dad, Winter, and I traveled about an hour west of Downtown Houston, to the Columbus Paddling Trail, on the Colorado River.
On the trail we came across two copperheads! These little guys blended in so well with the leaves on the trail a few of us walked right past them without even noticing!
The Lake Raven Dam and Spillway was our next stop, about 3 miles down the trail. At the Spillway there is a pond area at the bottom feeding into Prairie Branch Creek. We decided to go off trail a little to let the dogs swim and cool off here. Man did they LOVE that! And they got to meet a few other dogs that were playing in the water as well.