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July 6, 2006 General Meeting Minutes
2nd Quarter Pool Session Report
Trip Reports
Marilyn Kircus: Lake Charlotte
Justin Ceterski: Pedernales River
Jared Davidson: Week of Rivers 2006
Christy Long: Week of Rivers 2006
by Anne Olden
On Friday, August 25, Lake Houston State Park was transferred from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department to the City of Houston Parks Department. The park will be called Lake Houston Park. The 4800 acre park is located east of Hwy. 59, south of FM 1485 at the New Caney exit. It is in both Harris and Montgomery Counties. The counties will work with the City to improve access to the park and provide other facilities to make it more attractive to potential users. Now access to the park is through a residential area. There are some buildings on the part of the property that was a scout camp, including cabins with bunkbeds, and a building with kitchen facilities and a screened porch. There are campsites available.
The park is
bounded on the east by the East Fork of the San Jacinto. Most of the park,
except for about 200 acres (the former scout camp), is bounded on the
west by Peach Creek and Caney Creek. The two creeks meet the East Fork
at the southern tip of the park. REI, one of the sponsors of the transfer
event, brought some kayaks for folks to try on Peach Creek. Although the
water was clear and there was current, it was too shallow to go very far.
Also, there were downed trees. When the weather is cooler and the water
a little higher, an exploratory trip would be interesting. There’s
much more information about the newest addition to the City’s park
system on the City
of Houston Parks Department website.