Alexander Deussen Park

I have been here several times as our alumni group usually holds an annual picnic here. It is located on beautiful Lake Houston. The accommodations are very nice, you get a large pavilion with a couple of grills and electric outlets that you can use and a nearby pair of bathrooms.
There is also a kids playground with a short walking distance as well as expansive grassy area for kids to play.
If you don’t live nearby, make sure you gas up as it will be a long drive if you are coming from Katy or areas south of there. It can be a little difficult to find different shelters but look them up as they provide maps on their website.
If you are going to serve alcohol you will need to pay for a policeman. Our event went off without a hitch and we had beautiful weather.

Is a great park! Quite the gem! The large boat ramp also gives a great view of the lake, but I mostly came for the dog park which was huge! Lots of grass and is nicely mixed with an open space, a tree area, a water feature for the dogs and a lot of space for them to run and get away from other dogs if needed. I’ll be back for sure!

May be the best dog park I’ve been to in years. It’s expansive, pristine and well-​kept, has a watering station, covered seating areas, lots of trees, a washing station for post-​play dirtiness, a new splash pond, AND an obstacle course! Midweek was fairly deserted, but it’s safe — no concerns about break-​ins.
Day use park is also FANTASTIC. Several boat launches, lake access, pavilions (one is on a small peninsula over the water with vistas suitable for a wedding), plenty of restrooms supplemented by port-​a-​potties, tons of playscapes and picnic tables, tons of towering trees, green grass, and even a quiet area with a tiny fenced pond where you can feed ducks and geese.

It’s very peaceful on weekdays, but if you’re coming on a holiday or weekend, it’s packed. Although this is a very large park, people fill it up fast. I have yet to see the bison, not sure exactly where they are. There is a convenient exercise area with equipment! Great park with even better features.

I haven’t been here in a whole. But, the scenery was still good. I enjoyed this park.

Nice big park not too far from Kingwood. Plenty of space so you don’t feel crowded. A pier. Gazebo. Dog park. Lots of covered pavilions. Just about everything you need for some fun with friends and family without breaking the bank.

Alexander Deussen Park is a large, beautiful park that has something for everyone! There’s Lake Houston where you can boat, picnic areas, a dog park, hiking trails, and some great shady roads for biking. There’s a playground area for your children to run around and burn off all their energy, and some great quiet streets for mom and dad to bike. There are pavilions available for use, be sure to call ahead if you plan on renting one!
The park is large, so be prepared to walk around a bit to see everything. If you’re preparing for a bike or run race, the park offers many shady routes available for training. The roads are not too busy with cars, which is a plus if you’re unsure about being on a bike. The elevation is also mostly flat, so if you’re a newbie to biking you won’t have to worry about switching gears and wearing out going up hills.
Great park with great amenities, with options for the whole family to have a fun day.

We went on a Thursday and yes it was quiet. mostly workers around very clean. I remember the park back when I was a kid. it is even nicer since then.

I’m writing specifically for the dog park. My wife, our 2 dogs and I go every Saturday in the morning to let the dogs run around and burn off some major energy. The dog park here has everything you could need, water fountains, walking trail and covered benches for people, a little creek for dogs to get messy in and an area to wash them, and soon it will have a splash pad.
If you show up around 8 or 9 on Saturday, you’ll find loads of dog loving people with friendly pups to help your dog have fun and again, most importantly, burn off energy to help you have a wonderful Saturday.

Fun park to check out. Has a great large dog park with washing stations outside and tons of friendly dogs for your pup to play with.
There are picnic and grill areas if you come prepared.
We enjoyed our visit and will be back again soon.

What a lovely park. I live nearby and visited several times before I found the open air pavilion. When I found it, I knew I wanted my upcoming wedding to be at this location. We did the ceremony on the gazebo which can be blocked off during the rental of the open air pavilion. It was perfect. The weather was a little chilly since we were on the water, but we expected it so we were ready. The open air pavilion which requires a reservation and small rental fee was very easy. I worked with the Commissioner’s office to make the arrangements and they were great. A week before the event, they called me to make sure they had all of the details correct. I was surprised by how inexpensive the rental was. Their only requirement was that it was intended for groups of 150 or more and that two officers would have to be hired to watch over the event. The rate for the officers was also very affordable. The facility was very clean. The kitchen was open and spacious and included smokers, heat lamps, a sink and a refrigerator. This is a great place for an event or party and there was plenty of parking. All of my guests enjoyed the view of the lake and the other amenities (private restrooms, small park and the kitchen).

I’m sure this park is even better if you have a boat, but all I had was my road bike. My cousin and I rode around the park to train for the MS-​150 for the first time and we found that it’s a good place to train for something quick. It has the right amount of hiker to biker ratio so there aren’t too people to move around. Another plus was that there weren’t that many cars around that day we rode so I felt relatively safe. The path you take does vary, but where we went had bike lanes and nice shaded tree’s surrounding us. You just have to look for these paths and stay along the biking lanes. There were a few other bikers riding too so it’s not entirely secluded. If you stray too far off the path, you may end up on narrow two way roads which may be dangerous.
I’ll have to come back here again to learn a good route. It’s a park I would consider riding to if you live close by. It’s probably not worth it for a really experience rider looking for some major distance though. For a good 22 mile ride on safe roads, I would consider Bush Park on the West Side of Houston.

I like this Park because they have so much
area here to explore. Pretty nice to bring
family! Nice place to just chill out & relax!!!
I am here to get some good running in!!!
Yes it’s pretty humid but need to clear my
mind & exercising always helps!!! So yes
this Park is pretty nice place to run or enjoy
whatever makes you happy!!!

I was so excited about this park because of all the good reviews but it was fairly dead! I’ve seen better play areas at smaller parks! It’s a decent location to have a day party but you need to be prepared to bring lots of activities for the children’s not interested In The play area will be bored! Also the grass need to be cut so the kids were itching from the grass and mosquitos! And they have port-​a-​potties which need a review off their own awful awful awful I’m happy I have a boy I just took him on the side of my truck it was cleaner!

Holy Catfish Batman, that’s a huge park!
In fact, it’s 309 acres. The land was donated by Alexander Deussen in 1956 and made a park. Lucky us! It borders Lake Houston and is comprised of open trails, tons of free access picnic tables, LOADS of pavilions of various sizes, a boat ramp, senior citizens center, and a dog park. Wow! Apparently you can ride horses in part of it too. There a buffalo in it to boot. Best of all, there are restrooms within walking distance of most of the pavilions, making it nice to have parties without interrupting things to drive a bunch over to a bathroom. The bathrooms were very clean on our last visit, even though the park was really busy.
The dog park is nice. There is an area for small doggies like mine and room for the big boys. I wish the little dog section had more agility equipment than the two tunnels, but maybe there will be more. There are places for the pups to get some water and the ingress and egress from each area is nicely secured. There is even a place to hose down your messy pup before you put it in your vehicle.
Fishing from the bank can be spotty as there are hordes of folks trying to get down there, but you can give it a shot. You might consider going over to Eisenhower to try fishing instead.

I’ve been here a few times with my family because my uncle has a few jet skis, this place is very nice and peaceful. It’s huge, every time I come here I always drive by a party, so you know it’s popular.
There are a lot of pavilions around for families, a lot trees to lay underneath, and a lot of water to play your jet ski in.
I usually come early (9 am), but around 3 – 4 I see a lot of more cars coming

Went to an «extended family» event and the large pavilion did justice for 300 people.

I’m a fan. This was our first time ever taking our lil pooch to a dog park. If you pay attention to your dogs I don’t see why there would be any problems! Very cool that they have separate big and small dog areas. If you live in the area, you can easily recognize familiar faces quickly. We even all ate a healthy lil’ sub before we ventured over to the park. Oh mind you, if it’s been raining there will be mud. Our dog dominated the mud pile while making quite a few friends.

This is MEGA-​park with everything included! It is a typical park with huge pavilions for a group gathering. See-​Saw, swings, etc. Great for flying kites. You know its a great park when you hear kids screaming and running around. It also has creepy swamp trees with moss hanging from them.
Like Bear Creek Park this park also have an animal shelter for wild animals like buffaloes and deer.
Fishing, hiking, picnicking are all FREE, even the boat ramp to launch your boat! There are separate launch ramps for boat and jet skis.
I was showing this gentleman how to use a castnet since he was making a fool out of himself with his kids. After I showed him a couple of big circular cast, I gave the castnet back to him. As I was leaving all I heard was, «Yeah dad, do it like him.» lol. From my cast I caught: baby white bass, talapia, and a catfish.
What makes this park unique is that it borders Lake Houston near the damn offering very good fishing. They even have flounders, I was told! Yes… freshwater flounder that has been landlocked from the bay along with striped bass, crappie, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, panfish (bluegill, sunfish, etc.), channel cats. Just 15 minutes away you can drive to the lower part of the damn and fish in brackish water that also have REDFISH!
If this park offers camping I would rate this park a 5 star!

Here’s a little trivia for you:
Alexander Deussen (1882 – 1959), a petroleum geologist, donated a 309-​acre site on Lake Houston to Harris County in 1956. The site was converted into a public park and named the Alexander Deussen Park.
Thank You Mr. Alexander Deussen! Thanks to you I got to enjoy this park and a darn wonderful park it is! Now, you know I love the outdoors and being next to Lake Houston is my recipe for a wonderful day at the park. My friend’s family was having an event there and rented the huge open air pavilion and the cook house. There was also a playground included with the rental of the Pavilion.
The view of the lake is darn amazing from where we were, and the breeze coming from the water was nearly unbelievable! We got some blankets and laid next to the lake for a while, then we played bingo and danced the cupid shuffle! One thing I would love to do is rent a boat or jet ski and get into the water! Hopefully one day I will get to do that there.
The park is HUGE and from the website I see they have: jogging trails, boat ramps/​piers, hiking, bike trails, duck ponds, open air pavilions, picnic areas, playgrounds, wild life exhibits! Do you understand now why I think this park is awesome!!? The only down side to this park is that it is so far away from the city. But it doesn’t matter, I still loved the park and will go back as soon as I can! =)
Here’s the website in case you want more info: