Spring is finally here, Houston! It’s the best time of year to enjoy the city’s wonderful parks, hikes, and gardens. This April, be sure to add the new Camden Park to your must-visit list. The new 3.5-acre park in West Houston will be the largest park to date in West Side Houston and will feature a wide range of amenities and attractions for the whole family to enjoy.
Following the successful opening of Woodchase Park in 2021, Westchase District officials have been working on a more expansive green space in West Houston. Now, the public-wifi-enabled Camden Park will open on Saturday, April 12. The new park will span 3.5 acres at 2951 Wilcrest Drive directly north of Robinson-Westchase Library of which will be connected through its trail system.
Camden Park will feature a 30,000-square-foot lawn space populated with elm, oak, and bald cypress trees with a covered rooftop terrace for parents to look over the kiddos as well as a multi-purpose pavilion where it will host free concerts and cultural performances.
Camden Park will also feature a fitness area – equipped with free-use fitness equipment – as well as a gated dog park, and games area featuring foosball, ping pong, and a piano.
“This will be a destination park experience unlike any other in west Houston,” says Sherry Fox, vice president of communications for Westchase District.
“As a fully programmed setting, Camden Park will offer hundreds of year-round free events, all programmed by Westchase District, focused on fitness, education, arts and culture.”
The children’s playground at Camden Park is equipped with a variety of fun obstacles and play-scapes that include climbable boulder objects, a water zone, concrete slide, spinner, and climbing wall. The park also includes a special reading room, where kids can either read, play, or do crafts.
On-site at Camden Park is Sunday Press, a cafe, cocktail bar, and breakfast and lunch spot that will be open daily from 7 am to 8 pm.
Scheduled programs at the park include all-skill-levels pop-up soccer at 4:30 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; Zumba at 6 pm on Mondays; Children’s Bingo at 4:30 pm Tuesdays; Tai Chi at 6 pm Tuesdays; live music series at 6 pm Thursdays; chess club at 3 pm Sundays, and much more. Check out their full programming schedule here.
Westchase District officials will host the Grand Opening of Camden Park on Saturday, April 12, with a special Easter celebration. From 10 am to 1 pm, park officials will host Easter-themed crafts including photo-ops with the Easter bunny, games, face painting, a bounce house, and more. The Grand Opening event is free to attend.