Happy Trails Event November 2

Missouri City residents are enjoying all the new recreational benefits Quail Valley Park offers to the public. With over 11 miles of existing trails in parkland with mature trees, open space, creeks, lakes and established wildlife, area residents enjoyed a “Bike the Course” event while a throng of people played golf on the 18 hole golf course on the other part of the 400 acre property.

The event is somewhat misnamed because walkers and even some golf carters participated along with the bikers. So the name is changing to Happy Trails . . . and there are 6.5 miles of trails that are open at all times until the El Dorado Golf Course is reconditioned. Before and after golf adds almost 5 additional miles of trail to over 11 miles!

What is special is the natural beauty.

Event Organizer Gretchen Cockerill wanted to keep the event simple and fun. “It’s a little intimidating to try something new . . . and with this park being in a residential subdivision, it’s even more daunting. We appreciate the Missouri City Future Group for supplying maps so people could make decisions on what they wanted to explore today . . . and have information to return to visit another time. Everyone loved all the prizes from Sugar Cycles, Chick-fil-A and the Missouri City Future Group along with the “fishing” event. The venue is so beautiful. It rivals established parks such as Hermann Park for natural beauty. With all the interest we’ve scheduled another event for Sunday, November 2 at 3 PM.”

Mayor Allen Owen was delighted that residents from various Missouri City subdivisions attended as well as people from Houston and Stafford. “Most parks spend 30 or 40 years achieving the natural beauty of Quail Valley Park. 

  As the word gets out about this park, we’ve had increasing interest despite the challenges Ike threw our way. We have so many possibilities for this park and how it connects to the rest of our park system. With golf, a planned fitness center, parkland and lakes, you can meet at the community center, and the whole family can do their thing. Anyone who has kids knows how interests change. People have a safe area to come and spend the day and enjoy nature in a setting that is beautiful. When our community center is finished, businesses, civic organizations or families can hold distinctive events.”

Developing a park that is flexible for the young and the young at heart is a goal of the Missouri City Parks department. They succeeded with aces as shown by this Happy Trails event. Babies from two and a half months old to a gentlemen sporting a nifty new bike received for his 80^th birthday attended.

But don’t take our word for it . . . come see for your self.

Attend November 2 at 3 PM.We're meeting at Hampton and East Creek Club . . . to start talking about the parkland and possibilities for fun that meet your needs and see an architectural concept.

Jim Young has also printed pictures from the last event . . . come pick up yours!

Or better yet, go discover for your self. Download a map to explore the area.

Read and see pictures about the last event.