Eleanor Tinsley Park

Wrapping around one of the nicest biking and jogging trails in Houston, the 124-acre Buffalo Bayou Park offers residents beautiful scenery, amazing skyline views, iconic sculptures and fountains, a skate and dog park and rare sloping terrain alongside Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive. Consider the city’s version of Central Park, today Buffalo Bayou Park is a source of beauty, recreation and civic pride. Located within the Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park hosts many of Houston’s festivals and a variety of outdoor activities. Built in 1926, Eleanor Tinsley Park covers the beautiful locations of Buffalo Bayou, Taft Street, Sabine Street and Allen Parkway. Its sloping hills, evergreen trees, picnic tables and swing sets make it an excellent place to relax. Grand celebrations with fireworks take place here every year on the Fourth of July in addition to other great festivals. and with its unique and innovative lighting, Buffalo Bayou remains a safe place to stay active even after the sun goes down.

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