Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Cause Area

  • Community
  • Environment
  • Sports & Recreation

Location

2999 S. Wayside Dr.Houston, TX 77023 United States

Website:

http://www.houstonparks.org
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Mission Statement

"To enhance the quality of urban life by providing safe well-maintained parks & offering affordable programming for our community."

Description

The Houston Parks & Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) was created by City Ordinance on March 15, 1916. The Department of Public Parks, as it was called at that time, consisted of two parks - Sam Houston Park & Hermann Park. Taken together, they totaled about 465 acres of land.

Today, the Houston Parks & Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) stewards & manages over 38,752 acres of parkland & greenspace for the City of Houston; develops & implements recreational programming for citizens of all abilities; maintains greenspace for the Houston Public Library & the Houston Health Department & manages all H.P.A.R.D. facilities.

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