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SHEPHERD DR Cemetery Cemetery buffalo BAYO U E ORIAL DR Carruth Overlook Carruth STUDE ONT ST Bridge E ORIAL DR Green Tree to Sixth Ward Nature Area 0.40 M.D. Anderson Buffalo Bayou has been a focal point in Houston’s Foundation Stairway Cleveland Park Fonde history since the Allen brothers founded the city in 0.42 Rec. Center (weekends and evenings a er 1836. Today, the bayou is once again the centerpiece Houston Police Tapley 5pm only) Hamill Foundation Stairway Officers’ Memorial Tributary St Sabine of its development. Rosemont Bridge Rusk St » St. Thomas High School 0.18 Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is the non-profit organiza- 0.80 0.56 Shepherd Gateway Scurlock Foundation Overlook L DR ORIA Lee & Joe Jamail Hobby Center tion revitalizing and transforming Buffalo Bayou from a gi from the Radoff Family E Sabine Promenade Jackson Hill Bridge Skatepark Bridge Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. From to Memorial Park 0.39 Jane Gregory spearheading capital projects such as the 160-acre Buffalo E ORIAL DR Hobby 1.14 Garden Center 0.45 Bayou Park to constructing hike and bike trails, operating Neumann Family Barbara Fish Daniel comprehensive clean-up and maintenance programs and Wortham Foundation Stairway Nature Play Area Waugh Grove offering thoughtful programming, Buffalo Bayou Partnership Bat Colony ALLEN PKWY Brookfield Bridge « Walker St is reclaiming Houston’s unique waterfront. JOHNNY STEELE Federal Reserve Bank City Hall Bud Light Amphitheater Crosby McKinney St » Annex
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Council Member and civic activist, Eleanor Tinsley. With its I I Visit buffalobayou.org to learn more about Buffalo Bayou Feldman Gateway St Rochow DOWNTOWN signature Bud Light Amphitheater lawn and Nau Family Pavilion, Partnership and how you can support our work. 0.72 KIRBY DR the area is one of Houston’s most popular outdoor spaces for « D’Amico St Dallas St » Lamar St Kathrine and recreation and relaxation. Other points of interest are: sand John P. McGovern WAUGH BAT COLONY JOHNNY STEELE DOG PARK volleyball court, Eleanor Tinsley Garden and the nearby Jane Cascade Every evening at sunset, more than 250,000 Mexican free-tailed Named by a special group of donors in honor of Johnny Steele, Gregory Garden. bats emerge from crevices in the Waugh Drive Bridge. A large a highly regarded Houston landscape architect, this two-acre portion of the bat colony remains through the winter months, dog paradise features the Kinder Pond and washing areas. Pet THE WATER WORKS AT SABINE ST GROVES MEADOWS AND WOODLANDS Hike and Bike Trail DUNLAVY ST providing viewing opportunities on warm nights. Stop by and owners can watch their furry friends have fun from the Graham ARTWORK Information witness this amazing sight, and learn more about the bats The Water Works is a major park entry point made possible (bike accessible) Family Overlook and Friends of Johnny Overlook. Hildebrand Foundation Meadow through interpretive signage found at the viewing platform. by reclaiming a four-acre abandoned City of Houston water Tolerance, Jaume Plensa, 2011 Restrooms Planned Hike and Bike Trail system site. The Wortham Insurance Visitor Center and Terrace Morris Family Meadow a gift from Ellen S., William D., Edward and Henry Morris 0.1 miles house restrooms and a bike rental facility, while an entry court Spindle, Henry Moore, 1969 As a non-profit organization, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) relies on support Drinking Fountain Kinder Footpath WORTHAM FOUNDATION GROVE HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS’ MEMORIAL hosts food trucks. The Brown Foundation Lawn and Hobby Meredith and Cornelia Long Meadow from individuals like you for the ongoing enhancement and enjoyment of Buffalo (no bikes, rollerblades) BUFFALO BAYOU PARK Affectionately known as the “Dandelion,” the Gus S. Wortham Jesus Bautista Moroles, 1991 Shady Grove, Tim Bailey, 2002 Family Pavilion are popular for performances and events. With Bayou. Donations allow for the continued care of green spaces including Buffalo Food Memorial Fountain’s brass starburst of pipes sprays joggers, Pay your respects to more than 113 policemen whose lives were Bridge Stairs the Barbara Fish Daniel Nature Play Area nearby, The Water Works is one of the Susan Vaughan Foundation Meadow Open Channel Flow, Matthew Geller, 2009 Bayou Park; development of hike and bike trails; clean-up of the waterway; and the cyclists and walkers offering a cool respite from the heat. Points of lost in the line of duty. Shaped like a pyramid, the sculpture park’s most popular destinations. presentation of tours, events, volunteer activities and recreational opportunities Parking interest at this favorite meeting spot include: Cullen Foundation symbolizes a royal tomb. The Police Memorial and surrounding Hawkins Meadow Fondren Foundation Meadow Green Tree Footpath LOST LAKE AT ALLEN PARKWAY Down Periscope, Donald Lipski, 2015 that attract tens of thousands of visitors each year. To make a donation, text (no bikes) Overlook; John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Overlook; and the grounds, guarded 24 hours a day, are the site of an annual BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN Boat Launch Lost Lake is on the site of a former pond that was lost in the Tolerance Meadow Ed Wulfe Grove BUFFALOBAYOU to 41444. Fountain Gardens a gift from River Oaks Garden Club. procession and wreath-laying ceremony. a gift from Linda and Barry Hunsaker Portrait of Houston: It Wasn’t a Dream, It was a Flood, 0.45 Trail Segment Distances 1970s when its dam across a natural ravine broke. The pond funded by The Brown Foundation 6 am–11 pm (except as posted) 7 am–8 pm The Cistern was one of the City of Houston’s early underground Sandy Reed Grove John Runnels, 2014 Overlook (approx. mileage) was restored and is situated near a visitor center housing Wolff Family Grove GREEN TREE NATURE AREA TAPLEY TRIBUTARY drinking-water reservoirs. Built in 1926, it provided decades of restrooms; kayak/canoe rentals; The Dunlavy, a private event Terry Hershey Grove Monumental Moments, Anthony Thompson Shumate, 2015, Tennis Court B-cycle Station Green Tree Nature Area is located just south of Memorial Drive Houston landscape architect Charles Tapley designed this service until it was decommissioned. The 87,500-square-foot Apache Corporation space; and The Kitchen at The Dunlavy, offering breakfast and located at six unexpected locations in park Dawn to Dusk lunch daily. Additional points of interest include: Lost Lake at Waugh Drive. The heavily forested trail is a nature-lover’s inspirational site in the late 1970s featuring a bayou tributary, expanse includes 25-foot tall concrete columns set row upon row, Native Woodland Hines Meadow Visitor Center, Pavilion METRORail Station 7 am–8 pm delight. On any given day, you will find birds, squirrels and even Gardens a gi from The Garden Club of Houston, H-E-B Cascade and The Robert riparian plantings, granite steps and seating areas. BBP later hovering over water on the reservoir’s floor. In addition to tours LUNAR CYCLE LIGHTING BBP depends on dedicated volunteers to keep Buffalo Bayou’s parks and trails & Janice McNair Foundation Terrace. a rabbit or two. added a wetland, native Texas prairie, footbridge, the Vale-Asche highlighting the history and architecture of this unique industrial site, the Cistern Johnson Family Meadow Mithoff Family Grove clean, healthy and beautiful. Lend a hand and help with weeding, removing litter Audio Tour METRORail Lines For visitor center hours and bike or kayak/canoe rental Foundation Spring and the Charles Tapley, FAIA Overlook. also houses periodic art installations presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership. For a Caven Family Grove Houston Chronicle Meadow Designed by L’Observatoire and Stephen Korns, Buffalo Bayou’s signature lighting and debris, and other maintenance activities. To volunteer as an individual (ages 9 (download at buffalobayou.org) information, visit buffalobayou.org or call 713.752.0314. tour schedule and tickets, visit buffalobayou.org. transitions from white to blue as the moon waxes and wanes. and up) or if you are interested in bringing a group, please visit buffalobayou.org.