A Kingwood skate park is one of 25 parks getting upgrades under Let’s Play Houston, the roughly $60 million public and private program the city calls the largest neighborhood park investment in its history.
The Houston Parks Board lists the 25 parks by city council district. Three fall in District E, which includes Kingwood, and one of those three is the Dylan Duncan Memorial Skate Park at 3900 Rustic Woods, in the 77339 ZIP code, according to the Parks Board project page for the park.
That makes this a Lake Houston area story rather than a citywide one to read past. Kingwood sits inside Houston city limits, so city parks money reaches it.
What Is Coming to the Kingwood Park
Less than residents might want to know at this stage. The Parks Board describes the work at Dylan Duncan only in general terms, saying improvements will enhance accessibility, connectivity and recreational opportunities and create a welcoming space for users of all ages and abilities. No dollar figure and no construction date for the Kingwood park have been published.
The park is in the program’s second round of 14 parks. The Parks Board held a community pop-up event at the skate park on May 2 to gather input.
The other two District E parks on the list, Greenwood Park at 602 Beresford and J.P. White Park at 12501 Market, are both in the 77015 ZIP code in east Houston, not in the Lake Houston area.
The Program Broke Ground This Week
Officials broke ground September 24 at Lawrence Park in the Heights, the first of the 25, where the work runs about $2 million. Mayor John Whitmire attended along with Houston Parks Board President and Chief Executive Justin Schultz, District C Council Member Joe Panzarella and Parks and Recreation Director Kenneth Allen.
Schultz described the initiative as combining approximately $60 million in public and private funding to upgrade 25 neighborhood parks across Houston. Greenwood, Andover, Haviland and Montie Beach parks are also entering construction, according to coverage of the groundbreaking by KPRC.
Details on the full park list and each project are on the Houston Parks Board Let’s Play Houston page, and the groundbreaking was covered by KPRC 2.
