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Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Houston, TX
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www.houstonparks.org

    • Mission

    "To enhance the quality of urban life by providing safe well-maintained parks & offering affordable programming for our community."

    About Us

    The Houston Parks & Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) was created by City Ordinance on March 15, 1916. The Department of Public Parks, as it was called at that time, consisted of two parks - Sam Houston Park & Hermann Park. Taken together, they totaled about 465 acres of land.

    Today, the Houston Parks & Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) stewards & manages over 38,752 acres of parkland & greenspace for the City of Houston; develops & implements recreational programming for citizens of all abilities; maintains greenspace for the Houston Public Library & the Houston Health Department & manages all H.P.A.R.D. facilities.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Community Development
    • Environment & Sustainability
    • Sports & Recreation

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