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Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center

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The largest park near Timberwood is not a city park. Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center is a Harris County Precinct 3 preserve on Spring Creek. It is free and it is about a seventeen minute drive.1

Where20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble, Texas 773382
Hours"7 AM - Dusk"2
CostFree2
Phone(281) 446-85882
Email[email protected]2
Size323 acres2
Trails"16 Total Trail Miles", of which "eight miles of accessible trails and additional unpaved paths"2
Drive from TimberwoodAbout 6.5 miles, 17 minutes1
WhoseHarris County Precinct 3, not the City of Humble2

What is there

Precinct 3 describes it as a preserve "along Spring Creek, featuring a playground, restrooms, trails, swamps, and a Nature Center", with "diverse wildlife, beaches, swamps, and forests".2

The county marks these features on the park's own page: Bicycle Trail, Canoe Access, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Interpretive Exhibit, Picnic Area, Playground, Restrooms, Shelter, and Trailhead/Hiking.2

Two built attractions sit inside the preserve. They are the Redbud Hill Homestead and the Akokisa Indian Village, and there is an audio tour.2 "Free educational programs are supported by park volunteers."2

Before you go

Dogs are restricted. "Pets are only permitted on the Jones-Bender Trail, Judy Bell Trail, and Spring Creek Greenway."2 The rest of the preserve is closed to them.

Eight of the sixteen trail miles are described as accessible; the rest are unpaved paths.2

The county page gives two different sizes

The Precinct 3 page lists "323 Acres" under park features, then calls the place "a 312-acre Precinct 3 preserve" a few lines below.2 Both numbers are on the same page. This site uses 323, the figure printed under park features.

How it compares to the city parks

Nothing inside the city park system near here is comparable in size. The four City of Humble parks together cover about 32 acres by the figures the city publishes. That is over four at Hirsch, 24 at Schott, more than half an acre at Uptown, and three at Timberwood.3456 Jesse H. Jones is ten times that on its own.

Still open

  • Whether the gates close earlier in winter. Precinct 3 publishes one set of hours year round.
  • What the nature center's own hours are, and what its programs cost
  • Whether the canoe launch is usable at ordinary creek levels
  • Which of the sixteen trail miles are stroller friendly
  • Whether the park floods and how often, since it sits on Spring Creek

Where this comes from

  1. OpenStreetMap contributorsRoad distances routed with OSRMproject-osrm.org
  2. Harris County Precinct 3Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Centerpct3.com
  3. City of HumbleHirsch Memorial Parkcityofhumbletx.gov
  4. City of HumbleSchott Parkcityofhumbletx.gov
  5. City of HumbleUptown Parkcityofhumbletx.gov
  6. City of HumbleTimberwood Parkcityofhumbletx.gov

Related

Parks and recreationFive parks within a fifteen minute drive, one of them inside the neighborhood, with a page each. Timberwood ParkThe park inside the neighborhood is on Kingfisher. The county roll says 1.59 acres and the city says three. Schott ParkTwenty four acres by the Civic Center. It has the one pavilion the city rents and nearly two miles of trail. Hirsch Memorial ParkBuilt in 1944 and the only park on the city list with a swimming pool. Admission is $3. Uptown ParkHalf an acre with a stage, in old downtown Humble. The phone number on the city page has a typo in it. Lawns and gardensWhen to plant, when to water, when to feed the lawn and when to stop. Written for the heavy Gulf Coast ground we sit on. What is around usThe cemetery, the flood control land, the freight corridor along the freeway, and what is going up right now.

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