Lake Houston Wilderness Park, contained in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, extends into Montgomery County. "This means a lot to people, not only those living on I-45.

The Lake Houston Wilderness Park is closed on Tuesday. Park officials will not offer rentals or open park facilities except for restrooms, which are cleaned three times a day.

On this drizzly, gray weekday, few visitors were in evidence at Lake Houston Wilderness Park. From my vantage point on a sandy beach beside the creek, the rope was the only man-made object in sight.

Herman Brown Park: 400 Mercury Dr. Keith-Wiess Park: 12300 Aldine-Westfield Rd. Lake Houston Wilderness Park: 22031 Baptist Encampment Rd. in New Caney Maxey Park: 601 Maxey Rd.