Plan Your Own Adventure
Have some free time this semester? Spend it exploring the great outdoors! Outdoor Adventure has created four different outdoor guides to help you plan your next adventure in Texas. Our guides are not comprehensive lists of all the great places that Texas has to offer however, we do highlight our favorite locations and hidden gems in Houston as well as around the state. We highly encourage the use our guides to discover new locations whether they be close to home or far away.
Our guide is not a comprehensive list of all the great places that Texas has to offer. There are hidden gems scattered all over this state; get out and explore and you might just find them! In each guide you will find information on some of our staff’s favorite places to visit within the state of Texas as well as some of our favorite plants. The documents has been broken up into different categories: Local Parks, State Parks, National Parks/Forests, and Paddling with Flora being at the end of each one.
LOCAL PARKS
Welcome to University of Houston Outdoor Adventure’s Local Parks guide on where to explore the outdoors in near Houston. This guide will cover the following parks:
- Memorial Park
- Keith-Weiss Park
- Terry Hershey Park
- Bear Creek Pioneers Park
- Alexander Deussen Park
- Cypress Creek Trail
- George Bush Park
STATE PARKS
Welcome to University of Houston Outdoor Adventure’s State Parks guide on where to explore the outdoors in Texas! This guide will cover the following parks:
- Brazos Bend State Park
- Stephen F. Austin State Park
- Huntsville State Park
- Sea Rim State Park
- McKinney Falls State Park
- Pedernales Falls State Park
- Caddo Lake State Park
- Colorado Bend State Park
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
- Garner State Park
- Monahans Sandhills State Park
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park
- Hueco Tanks State Park
NATIONAL PARKS/FORESTS
Welcome to University of Houston Outdoor Adventure’s National Parks and National Forests guide on where to explore the outdoors in Texas! This guide will cover the following parks:
- Sam Houston National Forest
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Big Bend National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
PADDLING WITH FLORA
Welcome to University of Houston Outdoor Adventure’s Paddling guide on where to explore the outdoors in Texas! This guide will cover the following trails:
- Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail
- Clear Creek Paddling Trail
- Armand Bayou – Bay Area Park
- Village Creek Paddling Trail
Virtual Parks
Visit our Parks Virtual Visits page in order to bring your outdoor adventures to you virtually!
- Big Bend National Park
- Yosemite Falls Webcam
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Insider
- Houston Zoo
- San Diego Zoo