Recreation & Golf

BlackHorse Golf Club
Tel: 281/304-1747
12205 Fry Rd.
20 miles
http://www.blackhorsegolfclub.com/homepage/start_page.php
Consistently ranked as one of the premier golf destinations in Texas, this Peter Jacobson and Jim Hardy designed layout will challenge even the most skilled golfers. Two championship courses provide 36 holes of golf carved into a lush landscape of lakes, wetlands and majestic trees.

Discovery Green
Tel: 713/400-7336
Between McKinney St. and Lamar St. (downtown Houston)
11 miles
http://www.discoverygreen.com/
A 12-acre park located in the heart of downtown Houston provides visitors with recreation, art, dining and eco-friendly features.

Eleanor Tinsely/Sam Houston Park
Tel: 713/752-0314
500 Allen Parkway
9 miles
http://www.buffalobayou.org/
Home to many of Houston's festivals and events, including the city's Fourth of July Fireworks celebration.

Hermann Park
Fannin and Hermann Park Drive
12 miles
http://www.hermannpark.org/
More than 545 acres of well-wooded parkland includes an 18-hole public golf course, picnic areas, and playscapes.

Memorial Park
1001 East Memorial Loop
5 miles
www.houstontx.gov/parks/memorialpark.html
This heavily-wooded urban park is home to the historic Memorial Park Golf Course as well as facilities for tennis, softball, swimming, track, croquet, volleyball, skating, cycling and a three-mile (5 km) running course.

Sabine to Bagby Promenade
Tel: 713/752-0314
9 miles
http://www.buffalobayou.org/
A 23-acre park featuring street-to-bayou access points, dramatic lighting, native landscaping, canoe launches, civic artwork and other amenities.

Wildcat Golf Club
Tel: 713/413-3400
12000 Almeda Road
15 miles
http://www.wildcatgolfclub.com/
Wildcat rivals the country's finest private clubs. Its unique window on the Houston skyline makes it the perfect venue for any business or personal outing. And when it comes to mingling business and pleasure, this beautiful place has no peer.