Lifestyle

Parks and Trails

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Following the popularity of Houston's area hiking trails, miles of hike-and-bike trails will meander through forested reserves within Woodforest, connecting neighborhoods and major amenities. Approximately 700 acres are dedicated to parks, open spaces and recreation areas, as well as various sports fields. Phase I development includes lake parks, accented with environmentally sensitive edging, aquatic landscaping, benches and trails, as well as Monarch Park. Monarch Park is a butterfly-themed park and playground offering fun for the whole family. 

Cypress Trail, a 1.4-mile hike-and-bike trail, now meanders throughout the neighborhoods. The trail offers a nice walking path connecting neighborhoods to parks and playgrounds. Currently the trail leads right to Lily Pad Spraypark.

Playing ball with the kids will be as easy as a walk to the park, with the opening of Devon Playfields. Surrounded by woods, the three-acre parcel will cater to baseball and soccer enthusiasts. And because we know Fido is a member of the family, too, part of the playfield will be devoted to the Admiral Bark Park, named in honor of Woodforest's first four-legged resident. 

Johnson Development is making a concerted effort to preserve the surrounding forest that defines this master-planned community, with special measures taken in the design of streets, homesites and recreation areas. Roadways will have at least a 30-foot forested barrier, while major roads such as Fish Creek Thoroughfare will have 40- to 50-foot buffers. No homesites will abut roads and efforts are being made for many of the homesites to be naturally wooded in the front and back. Amenities will be carefully placed within the forest setting, again connected by trails.