Oh my my; now here is a real gem, but it's complicated. Superb trails which are wide including some…read morepaved. Spectacular scenery in the form of lakes, trees, creeks, hills, bike trails, benches galore, educational signs along side the benches, numerous bridges, docks, overlooks, picnic benches, disc golf, etc! The walking trail part says 1.1 miles from the start (it starts at the disc golf, just stay right as you go out of the parking lot towards the road bridge on house haul). Don't be fooled. If you go to the very end and back along the entire lake (by the way there is a completed trail the whole way, it's a hard packed gravel down the nature trail through the trees, and a sidewalk along the n bridgeland pkwy back), it's more like 5 miles. Do it in google maps if you don't believe me. Good part is there are 3 turn around points along the nature trail that go back a diff route, 2 go back into the disc golf then back to the lot, and the 3rd is the big bridge that crosses the lake a little more than halfway down. Tons of birds and various animals all along the way, paralleled on both sides by a creek and a lake with occasional spectacular views. One bike trail goes to a beautiful opening at the fork of cypress creek and little cypress creek. I took the stroller down it to see the amazing view of a dam (see my pics).
The catch and reason why I won't give it even 4 stars: all this hinges on a controversial privacy policy in that they have big signs that say it's 'private property and for residents only no trespassing'. I've read from some google reviews that some park goers have been shouted at and basically shooed away. But they sounded like professional photographers, which would attract attention I guess. So that's disconcerting. But the grapevine says apparently this is recent and bridgeland is privatizing this formally public park. Maybe it's because they've invested a lot of money in making it nice with tons of benches, educational signs, disc golf, well maintained and immaculate trials/foliage, bathrooms, canoes, etc. I'm not sure if those things were here before these new private signs went up, but it wouldn't matter if it's off limits now. If you throw a birthday party or have some massive gathering here, I can see why they may say something if it's private. But if you just walk the trail I find it hard to believe you would get gestapoed. Sill, I'm quite annoyed that bridgeland is taking this snobby stance, but seeing how some people treat parks I guess I can sympathize. Take away 2 stars from the xenophobes for attempting to keep the proletarians out of this trumped up park. People want to appreciate this place, not harm it, don't be such pessimists!!