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| name = Terry Hershey Park |
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| image = Terry Hershey Panorama.jpg |
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| type = [[Public park]] ([[country park]]), [[Segregated cycle facilities|bicycle trail]] |
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| location = [[Houston]], [[Texas]] |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|29.767078|N|95.618906|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
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| size = {{convert|500|acre|ha}}<ref>[http://www.co.harris.tx.us/Pct3/parks/terryhershey.aspx Harris County — Precinct Three — Terry Hershey Park]</ref> |
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| opened = {{Start date|1989}}<ref>[http://www.terryhersheypark.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:terry-hershey-park-history-&catid=1:static-articles&Itemid=50 Terry Hershey Park History at terryhersheypark.org]</ref> |
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| operator = Commissioner Steve Radack |
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| website = [http://www.co.harris.tx.us/Pct3/parks/terryhershey.aspx Terry Hershey Park at the Harris County Precinct Three website]<br>[http://www.terryhersheypark.org/index.php terryhersheypark.org]}} |
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[[Image:Buffalo Bayou.JPG|thumb|A branchoff bayou in the park.]] |
[[Image:Buffalo Bayou.JPG|thumb|A branchoff bayou in the park.]] |
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[[Image:Terry Hershey Park trail.jpg|thumb|A bike trail along the bayou.|right|180px]] |
[[Image:Terry Hershey Park trail.jpg|thumb|A bike trail along the bayou.|right|180px]] |
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Revision as of 22:32, 28 November 2010
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| Type | Public park (country park), bicycle trail |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°46′01″N 95°37′08″W / 29.767078°N 95.618906°W |
| Opened | 1989[2] |
| Operated by | Commissioner Steve Radack |
| Website | Terry Hershey Park at the Harris County Precinct Three website terryhersheypark.org |
Terry Hershey Park is a city park that runs parallel to a roughly 6 mile (9.65 kilometer) western stretch of the Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas, United States. The park is named after Terry Hershey, a conservationist who campaigned to keep the banks of Buffalo Bayou from being paved.[3] The park hosts a network of walking and biking trails that run along the bayou from State Highway 6 to the Sam Houston Tollway. The park is a popular destination for residents living in the neighborhoods along the park and local city bikers.
Bike trails
The park maintains a network of both paved asphalt paths and dirt biking trails along the bayou. The paved walkways are located in the cleared stretch of the park, free of trees, and are about 10 feet in width. The dirt trails, however, cut through the densely grown forest growing along the bayou, are designed for bikes only (therefore ranging in width) and are not easily accessible.
The park promotes its signature bike trails, the "Anthills", on its website.
Neighborhoods along the park
This is an incomplete list of neighborhoods bordering the park. Please expand it.
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References
- ^ Harris County — Precinct Three — Terry Hershey Park
- ^ Terry Hershey Park History at terryhersheypark.org
- ^ "Terry Hershey Park History," The Anthills Website.[1]
External links