page_title: Kingwood, Houston
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Kingwood, Houston / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Kingwood Town center
context_page_description: Kingwood is a 14,000 acre master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas, United States. The majority of the community is located in Harris County with a small portion in Montgomery County. Known as the "Livable Forest," it is the largest master-planned community in Harris County and second-largest within the 10-county Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area. It was classified as a "census-designated place" during the 1990 census, when the population recorded was 37,397. It is on the east fork of the San Jacinto River.
  Kingwood was created in 1971 as a joint venture between the Friendswood Development Company and King Ranch. Its name was derived as part of that partnership.
context_section_description: Kingwood has over 500 acres (200 ha) of nature preserves and parks, and it has over 75 miles (121 km) of hike and bicycle trails. The parks and trails are owned by the Kingwood community.
  The greenbelt trails' maintenance is the responsibility of the trail association in each village with the exception of Trailwood Village. Over 75 miles (121 km) of greenbelts comb the area. In addition, each village association maintains a park and swimming pool for the benefit of its residents.
  The area is also home to Kingwood Park, operated by the City of Houston, and East End Park, owned and operated by the Kingwood Service Association.
  Kingwood Skate Park opened on May 21, 2004, a 5,402-square-foot (501.9 m²) City of Houston facility that has skate benches, a kinked round grind rail, skate benches, skate tables, a kicker ramb, a bank to stair with a rail, shade structures that include benches, a drinking fountain, a mini half pipe with a ninety degree hip, and a skateboarder-shaped bike rack. It was the first municipal skate park built by the city.
  A 2.25-acre (9,100 m²) public dog park opened in 2007
  The City of Houston operates the Dylan Duncan Memorial Park. It includes a picnic pavilion and a skate facility
caption: Kingwood Town Center
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