Memorial Park in Houston is a significant part of Texas letterboxing history. It was home to several events and at one point boasted the highest concentration of boxes in the state. Sadly the drought in 2011 caused many of the park's pine trees to die, and the park is actively removing them and changing some sections of the trails. On May 11, I'm hosting a small gathering of letterboxers to check on as many of the boxes as we can, update their status, and move any which are in danger.
Memorial Park is a delight for letterboxers and filled with boxes. Don't expect to find all the boxes in one weekend. It will keep you coming back for more with new suprises - boxes with high find count restrictions, mystery boxes, puzzle boxes of different levels, and others I can't talk about. Many of these are there thanks to dewberry who hosted events and planted numerous boxes in the park. So enjoy the park, and if you are looking for dewberry's boxes - she has very short steps!
Here are some link's to maps of the park:
Memorial Park Conservancy's official map - the best one for trails
Recent new trails - this shows some trails not on the main maps
Texas Mountain Biking map - this little map shows a trail around the picnic area that connects the green and blue trails. This may be useful for the boxes around the picnic area.
I'll be consolidating the maps for the event next week and marking locations of as many boxes as I can. Check back in a few days for more details.
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