Terry Hershey Park is a

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that runs parallel to a roughly stretch of the

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in western

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. The park is named after Terry Hershey, a conservationist who campaigned to keep the banks of Buffalo Bayou from being paved. The park hosts a network of trails that run along the bayou from State Highway 6 to the Sam Houston Tollway and is a popular destination for local residents, runners, bicyclists and Geocachers.

Bike trails

The park maintains a network of both paved asphalt paths and dirt trails along the bayou. The paved walkways are located in the cleared stretch of the park, free of trees, and are about 10 feet in width. The dirt trails, however, cut through the densely grown forest growing along the bayou, and are not easily accessible. As of August 2020, e-bikes and other electric/battery powered transportation are prohibited on the trails. Per State Law
Texas Transportation Code Sec. 551.106(a)
e-bike prohibition is only valid on dirt trails. E-bike is still allowed on paved trails where operation of non-electric bicycles is permitted. The park promotes its signature bike trails, the "Anthills", on its website.

Neighborhoods along the park

Neighborhoods are listed from east to west. , width="30%" align="left" valign="top" style="border:0", Bordering the park to the north: * Memorial Bend * Memorial Glen * Gaywood * Memorial Trails * Wilchester * Wilchester West * Yorkshire * Woodbend in Memorial * River Forest * Memorial Drive Acres * Nottingham Forest * Ashford Forest * Westchester * Park on Memorial Apartments * Turkey Creek Townhomes * Meadows on Memorial * Thornwood * Promenade Memorial * Village on Memorial Townhomes * Memorial Thicket * Marywood * Oaks of Fleetwood Townhomes * Fleetwood , width="30%" align="left" valign="top" style="border:0", Bordering the park to the south: * Briargrove Park * Creekstone Apartments * Walnut Bend * Lakewood Forest * Lakeside Place Apartments * Epernay * Woods of Lakeside * Heathwood * Ashford Forest * Ashford Lakes Apartments * Wildwood Cluster Homes * Shepherd Trace * Provident Oaks * Lake at Stonehenge * Briarforest * Parkway Village * Oaks of Parkway * Briar Hills

References

Terry Hershey Park - Harris County Precinct 3 Parks
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External links

Harris County Precinct 3 website

Terry Hershey Park website

Briarhills website

Briar Forest Super Neighborhood website
Parks in Houston