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District Parks and
Recreation Facilities
The District has constructed and
operates a variety of parks and
recreation facilities for the use and
benefit of residents of the District and
the public. The District’s parks and
recreation facilities include: (1)
Timber Lane Park, on 12.437 acres,
containing a one-half mile concrete
walking/jogging path, an athletic field
with baseball backstop that is suitable
either for baseball or soccer, a
children’s playground with swings, a
slide and play structures, a picnic area
with picnic tables and barbeque grills
and men and women restrooms; (2) Liberty
Park, on 3.4993 acres, containing a
walking/jogging trail, a covered picnic
pavilion and men and women restrooms,
and (3) Spring Community Playground, a
community-built playground located
within Liberty Park containing
playground structures, swings, a
climbing wall and a tot-lot for children
ages 5 and under. Timber Lane Park was
financed with 50% of funding provided
through a Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department Outdoor Recreation Grant and
50% from revenues of the District’s
System. Liberty Park was financed with
revenues of the System, and the Spring
Community Playground was financed
primarily through donations of materials
and labor from residents and merchants
in the community and the remainder from
revenues of the System. SANDPIPER PARK
- The district received a Trails Grant
from Texas Parks and Wildlife for
$100,000 towards the construction of
restrooms, parking, and 1920' of paved
trail. This project has been engineered
and approved by Harris County and will
go out for bid June 2009.
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HGAC PROJECT AWARD
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HIGHLAND GLEN PARK
HIGHLAND GLEN - NORTH HILLS PARK -
The district received an Outdoor
Recreation Grant from Texas Parks
and Wildlife for $500,000 towards
the construction of this park. The
development project will be $1.1
million. Engineering will begin in
June 2009 with completion in 2010.
LIBERTY PARK
SPRING COMMUNITY
PLAYGROUND
Click here for more about the spring
community playground
TIMBER LANE PARK
Cypress Creek Hike and Bike
Trail
Union Pacific Park
Sandpiper Section
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