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Where are those fishing and water recreation hotspots that are just outside the metro area?
Quite a few....
Kemah, Bacliff, Lake Houston, Lake Conroe, Galveston, Lake Anahuac, McGovern Lake (Hermann Park), Sheldon Lake (my personal favorite), Tom Bass park...there's plenty more, just can't think of them all at the moment.
Definitely not DFW unless you enjoy brain eating amoebas in reservoirs called lakes.
Charlotte would be my vote by a mile compared to the other cities on there.
That's what they are. Most of them are for water usage or for flood control. The lakes were created by damming the Trinity River or its tributaries. Lake Ray Hubbard was built by the City of Dallas in the late 60s on the East Fork of the Trinity River as a water source and so was White Rock Lake (but it has been decommissioned as a water source decades ago). BTW all lakes in Texas are technically reservoirs, except one. Texas does not have an abundance of natural lakes. Many of the lakes are used for recreational activities due to the lack of natural lakes.
Kemah, Bacliff, Lake Houston, Lake Conroe, Galveston, Lake Anahuac, McGovern Lake (Hermann Park), Sheldon Lake (my personal favorite), Tom Bass park...there's plenty more, just can't think of them all at the moment.
You are probably joking with McGovern. I know of the other ones but wouldn't say they're that close. If you go similar distances from San Antonio you can find very nice spots too.
That's what they are. Most of them are for water usage or for flood control. The lakes were created by damming the Trinity River or its tributaries. Lake Ray Hubbard was built by the City of Dallas in the late 60s on the East Fork of the Trinity River as a water source and so was White Rock Lake (but it has been decommissioned as a water source decades ago). BTW all lakes in Texas are technically reservoirs, except one. Texas does not have an abundance of natural lakes. Many of the lakes are used for recreational activities due to the lack of natural lakes.
Texas has no natural lakes. Even Lake Caddo was created by a logjam.
Charlotte and surrounding Mecklenburg County have an extensive system of greenways that are well connected with many neighborhoods and commercial areas. This of course doesn't include state parks such as Crowders Mountain on the outskirts of the metro area. I really don't see the Texas metros or Indianapolis measuring up in terms of nature access.
That's fair. If the thread was about parks only I'd put Houston ahead. If it's parks plus nature, green spaces then it's not so obvious.
I lived in San Antonio for 4 years and loved the parks. Breckenridge Park especially. I also liked the sunken gardens.
The natural elements I didn't think were all that though. Maybe it's because I'm used to more deep green greenscapes. Central Texas is OK for Texas. It has varied topography, but to be honest, compared to landscapes I have seen, the area around San Antonio (AND AUSTIN) is a bit overstated. Although there are ample trees, the areas give off more of a parched look rather than a lush look.
Conversely the surrounding areas of Houston are understated. It is generally flat, but the surrounding areas are so green and lush.
Also there are so many navigable rivers in the metro:
The Lower Colorado,
The Brazos,
Lavaca River,
Lower Trinity,
San Bernard,
and of course the slow flowing rivers like Buffalo Bayou.
I don't think any area in Texas has as many navigable rivers. The Trinity runs through DFW but it's not navigable there, the Colorado and the Brazos runs to Austin and Waco respectively but barriers such as dams prevent those from being navigable.
What irks me about Texas posters is that they know of all the popular central Texas spots but are so ignorant about the hidden gems around the state. They go to Houston and only see the highways around the core and extrapolate that to the entire metro. Get off the highways and you will see much much more.
The real gems in Texas are the far west areas and the areas of Texas east of the Brazos. Vastly different areas but in my opinion more interesting than central Texas.
You are probably joking with McGovern. I know of the other ones but wouldn't say they're that close. If you go similar distances from San Antonio you can find very nice spots too.
The original comment said OUTSIDE of the metro area, and most of the ones I named are still INSIDE the metro area.
People are just forgetting how spread out Houston is.
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