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City parks

50 parks from the City of Baytown GIS — about 1196 acres. The Nature Center is the peninsula. Jenkins is the Saturday. Neighborhood greens are the rest of the week.

Future land is listed at the bottom, not as a picnic.

Illustration: a city park
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Source: City of Baytown Parks GIS. Addresses as the city stored them.

Parks by ZIP code are on 77520, 77521 and 77523.

Trails and water

Trails, kayak launches, fishing piers and boat ramps — surface, length, parking and access from the official pages. They are the green pins on the map.

Name
Baytown Nature Center / Nature Center Trails
Type
  • Trail
  • Kayak launch
  • Fishing pier
  • Birding site
Length
approximately 7 miles (Baytown Nature Center page); 5 miles (Baytown Trails page)
Parking
yes — official facility page lists parking; designated parking areas are noted on the admission page
Address or access
6213 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX 77520; peninsula surrounded by Burnet, Crystal, and Scott bays
Additional source urls
Name
Goose Creek Trail
Type
  • Trail
Surface
paved
Length
6.25 miles
Address or access
Begins at Bayland Park, 2641 South SH 146 Business, Baytown; multiple access points along Goose Creek and Tabbs Bay
Additional source urls
Name
Bayland Park & Waterfront / Buddy McBride Public Boat Ramps
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Kayak launch
  • Fishing pier
  • Trail
Surface
paved (Goose Creek Trail connection)
Parking
yes — official facility features list parking
Address or access
2641 South SH 146 Business, Baytown, TX 77522; ramps and kayak launch access Tabbs Bay at the mouth of Goose Creek
Additional source urls
Name
Roseland Park
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Kayak launch
  • Fishing pier
  • Trail
Surface
paved
Address or access
100 Roseland Drive, Baytown, TX 77520; waterfront on Cedar Bayou
Additional source urls
Name
Goose Creek Park
Type
  • Kayak launch
  • Fishing pier
  • Trail
Address or access
3 Price Street, Baytown, TX 77520; trail access to Goose Creek Trail and Decker Natural Area
Additional source urls
Name
Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Fishing pier
  • Birding site
Parking
yes — official facility features list parking
Address or access
1724 Market Street, Baytown, TX 77522; wetlands behind the center
Additional source urls
Name
Blue Heron Park Trail
Type
  • Trail
Length
approximately 3 miles
Address or access
Accessible from Blue Heron Park and Barkuloo Park; loops between Blue Heron Parkway and the Barkuloo Road easement
Name
Crockett Trail Connection
Type
  • Trail
Length
2.65 miles
Address or access
Along the south side of W. Baker Road and Blue Heron Parkway, from Emmett Hutto Parkway to Cary Bayou Trails at Jenkins Park
Name
Jenkins Park Cary Bayou Trails
Type
  • Trail
Surface
unpaved
Length
approximately 3 miles
Parking
yes — city page identifies a parking lot at the J.C. Hollaway Park trailhead
Address or access
Connects W.L. Jenkins Park, 4334 Crosby Cedar Bayou Road, to J.C. Hollaway Park on Racoon Drive; crosses Cary Bayou near Crosby Cedar Bayou Road
Name
San Jacinto Trail
Type
  • Trail
Length
4.9 miles
Parking
yes — Eddie Huron Park access has official parking listed
Address or access
Runs along San Jacinto, Bush, and Hunt Roads; connects I-10, West Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road, West Baker Road, N. Main Street, and John Martin Road; includes Eddie Huron Park access
Additional source urls
Name
Eddie Huron Park Trail
Type
  • Trail
Surface
paved
Length
0.5 mile
Parking
yes — official facility features list parking
Address or access
4700 Bush Road, Baytown, TX 77520; loop around the park
Additional source urls
Name
Newcastle Park Trail
Type
  • Trail
Surface
gravel
Length
0.25 mile
Address or access
3208 Newcastle Drive, Baytown, TX 77521; trail loops around the park
Additional source urls
Name
White Memorial Park
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Kayak launch
  • Fishing pier
  • Birding site
Address or access
White Memorial Park on Turtle Bayou; from I-10 take exit 812, TX-61 South, then turn west into the park
Additional source urls
Name
Trinity River Island Recreation Area and Visitor Center — Wallisville Lake Project
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Fishing pier
  • Birding site
Address or access
2.5 miles south of I-10 along the east bank of the Trinity River; I-10 exit 807 and eastbound service road
Additional source urls
Name
J.J. Mayes Wildlife Trace
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
all-weather levee road with boardwalks
Length
4 miles
Address or access
Wallisville Lake Project, west bank of the Trinity River; I-10 exit 805 and signed entrance
Additional source urls
Name
Mouth of the Trinity River Waterbird Rookery
Type
  • Birding site
Parking
yes — TPWD directions identify a parking lot
Address or access
Just east of the Trinity River and south of I-10; I-10 exit 807, service road, U-turn under the river bridge
Additional source urls
Name
Hugo Point Park
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Address or access
FM 565 south to Gou Hole Road, then approximately 1.7 miles to the park; overlooks Old River Lake and brackish marshes
Additional source urls
Name
Anahuac Pumping Station Nature Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Boat ramp
Parking
yes — TPWD describes a boat-ramp parking area
Address or access
FM 563 south to TX-61/Miller Street, then S. Main Street to the boat-ramp parking area; trail crosses the canal to the levee
Name
Fort Anahuac Park
Type
  • Boat ramp
  • Fishing pier
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Address or access
1704 S Main Street, Anahuac, TX 77514; park borders Lake Anahuac
Additional source urls
Name
Double Bayou Park
Type
  • Kayak launch
  • Birding site
Address or access
2814 Eagle Ferry Road, Anahuac, TX 77514; access via Eagle Ferry Road
Additional source urls
Name
Job Beason Park
Type
  • Boat ramp
Address or access
130 W Bayshore Road, Anahuac, TX 77514
Name
W.C. Britton Park
Type
  • Fishing pier
  • Trail
Parking
yes — official facility features list parking; access from Missouri Street or Arizona Street parking lots
Address or access
1305 Arizona Street, Baytown, TX 77520; waterfront along Goose Creek; Goose Creek Trail access at Missouri Street or Arizona Street parking lots
Additional source urls
Name
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (Anahuac NWR)
Type
  • Birding site
Address or access
Chambers County; main refuge address 4318 FM 1985, Anahuac, TX 77514
Additional source urls
Name
Cypress Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
paved and boardwalk
Length
0.25 miles one-way
Address or access
Behind the Main Visitor Center, 4017 FM 563, Anahuac, TX 77514
Additional source urls
Name
Cypress Trail Photography Blind Path
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
paved
Length
0.1 miles
Address or access
Branch from Cypress Trail behind the Main Visitor Center on FM 563, Anahuac, TX
Name
Honeysuckle Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
grass
Length
0.10 miles
Parking
yes — FWS says the trail starts at a parking lot
Address or access
Skillern Tract, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Honeysuckle Fishing Deck
Type
  • Fishing pier
Parking
yes — FWS says the Honeysuckle Trail starts at a parking lot
Address or access
At the end of Honeysuckle Trail, Skillern Tract, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
Name
Hackberry Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
gravel
Length
0.67 miles (FWS trail listing also displays 0.70 miles)
Address or access
Main refuge off FM 1985, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Live Oak Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
vegetated path and grassy levee
Length
1.00 mile
Parking
yes — FWS says the south end has a paved parking lot
Address or access
Skillern Tract, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Live Oak Rustic Fishing Deck
Type
  • Fishing pier
Address or access
North end of Live Oak Trail, Skillern Tract, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
Name
Rookery Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
paved and accessible
Length
0.24 miles (FWS trail listing also displays 0.22 miles)
Address or access
Skillern Tract, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Shoveler Pond Auto Tour Loop and Boardwalk Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
paved and boardwalk
Length
2.64-mile auto-tour loop and 0.14-mile boardwalk
Address or access
Main refuge off FM 1985, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Willows Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
grass, paved, and boardwalk
Length
0.71 miles (FWS trail listing also displays 0.58 miles for the Willows portion)
Address or access
Main refuge off FM 1985, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Butterfly Garden Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
paved
Length
0.14 miles
Address or access
Main refuge off FM 1985, across from the Visitor Information Station, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Woodlot Trail
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
paved
Length
0.12 miles (FWS trail listing also displays 0.09 miles)
Address or access
Main refuge off FM 1985, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
Toni Marchetti Bird Blind
Type
  • Birding site
Address or access
At Woodlot Trail, main refuge off FM 1985, Chambers County
Additional source urls
Name
East Bay Boat Ramp
Type
  • Boat ramp
Address or access
Main entrance area, 4318 FM 1985, Anahuac, TX 77514
Additional source urls
Name
Oyster Bayou Boat Ramp
Type
  • Boat ramp
Address or access
Main entrance area, 4318 FM 1985, Anahuac, TX 77514
Additional source urls
Name
Frozen Point Road Kayak Access
Type
  • Kayak launch
Address or access
Frozen Point Road, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge; access to the north side of East Bay
Additional source urls
Name
San Jacinto Battleground Marsh and Prairie Loop
Type
  • Trail
  • Birding site
Surface
marsh-and-prairie trail with boardwalk
Length
approximately 3 miles
Address or access
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, 3523 Independence Parkway South, La Porte, TX 77571
Additional source urls
Name
San Jacinto Battleground Birding Area
Type
  • Birding site
Address or access
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, 3523 Independence Parkway South, La Porte, TX 77571
Additional source urls
Name
Decker Natural Area Trail
Type
  • Trail
Address or access
Access connection via Goose Creek Park, 3 Price Street, or Busch Terrace Park, 205 Avenue K, Baytown, TX 77520
Additional source urls
Name
Cedar Hill Park Trails and Hand-Launch Area
Type
  • Trail
  • Kayak launch
  • Birding site
Surface
graveled trails with boardwalks
Length
nearly 3 miles of trails
Address or access
1112 Lake Charlotte Road, Winnie, TX 77665; hand-launch area on the lakeshore side of the loop road, Lake Charlotte
Additional source urls
Name
Liberty Municipal Park Trails
Type
  • Trail
Surface
paved
Length
approximately 2 miles
Address or access
501 Richard E. Vinson Drive, Liberty, TX; trails encircle the park
Additional source urls

Every park, trail and green space in the directory: all parks & trails →

Park, Nature Center and water park fees

Amounts as the city publishes them; blank where the page does not state one.

itemamountunitsource
Facility rentals$25–$150per hour plus refundable depositbaytown.org
Eddie V. Gray Wetlands birthday package$150packagebaytown.org
General park amenitiesFreeduring regular hours; no reservation; first-come, first-servedbaytown.org
Eagle Pointe facility rental—montbelvieu.net
Admission—baytown.org
Admission—montbelvieu.net
Pirates Bay admission—baytown.org
Wave pool/admission—montbelvieu.net

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