Sylvan Rodriguez Park

I really enjoyed walking and jogging here today.
It has a big pond and lots of parking space.
The walking, running, bicycling circuit is around 1 mile long and it’s very good to just go and do you workout. It is not a a family park with trails and tables. It’s more for just go a walk or run and that’s it.

I walk and run with my pup here and she loves it! They have a great walking trail around the pond. Will definitely be coming back here

Cute gem of a park with a small pond attached to a larger walking/​running path. There is also a soccer field and playground as well. Beware of ants and wildlife!

I love that there’s a walking path, lots of flowers and wildlife, a gorgeous pond with plenty of turtles, and two playgrounds for under 5 and over 5 right next to each other.
I would give 5 stars if we could fish in the pond and if the kids’ play area was covered. There is at least a large covered area for eating and perhaps smaller games like hopscotch. I would also like a fenced area for which we could let our dogs off leash. There is plenty of open space and doesn’t necessarily need to be manicured. I would like more trash cans, but it’s currently doable.
I bring my dogs and child here on a fairly regular basis. I love how there’s a drinking fountain low enough for the pups, too.
There’s still parts of the park we need to explore. I suppose we best get on that!

My pup and I LOVE Sylvan Rodriguez Park! Especially during the day time when hardly any one (or no one) is there! It’s like our own, private walk in the (suburbanized) country. Sometimes we see rabbits!
The park is very pretty and well maintained. There’s a fountain, a pavilion, restrooms behind the pavilion, soccer fields, a playground, and some kind of weird solstice statue.
The only thing I don’t like about this park is that it clearly states dogs are to be leashed, yet almost every time I visit, I see an unleashed dog. I get that people want to let their dogs run free, but a public park is not the place. That’s why there are dog parks! Or random fields. My dog has previously been in a terrifying dog fight (because the other dog was unleashed) and I live in fear of it happening again. You may think you can control your dog, but we truly never know what animals are going to do. I can control my dog (because he’s on a leash), but if your unleashed dog approaches us, I’m helpless (except that I carry pepper spray). Please, LEASH YOUR DOG! I will be extremely grateful!

Located right off of Clear Lake City Blvd, in the heart of the ‘burbs, is this hidden gem. Sylvan Rodriguez Park boasts 111 acres of natural and serene land. Upon arrival, you’ll notice the ample parking. Most of it is to the west of the entrance, convenient to the lacrosse fields. Yes, you read that right, the Lacrosse Field where you can catch an exciting game on a Saturday morning… Or if you live within walking distance to the park like I do, you can sit in your backyard with your coffee and hear the cheering :)
The park has a beautiful lake that attracts ducks, egrets, and other avian life. It definitely gives the park a sense of peacefulness. There are plenty of stone cubes that serve as benches throughout the area in case you need to rest your tootsies. The jogging trail is super clean and covers roughly .5 a mile if you’re jogging around the big circle to the east of the lake. It’s also pet friendly, with various stations to grab a doodie bag for cleaning up after your furry friends. One thing to keep in mind is that there is a lot of wooded area around, so beware of snakes in the summer months (signs posted in the entrance).
Although there is not much development yet, there are big plans for a dog park and an additional multipurpose field in the east end of the park that will make this park the place to be. Until then, the fur kids and I will continue to be regular visitors.

This is probably true of most parks, but it’s a great place to go for a jog at odd hours (weekday mornings, i.e.) as it is very secluded. Very large and next to a few restaurants. I haven’t tried out the trail yet, but I definitely saw deer the other day and heard cows yesterday during my run.

This park has:
*A Giant lake or pond or so
**Wild rabbits
*** Turtles
****Open big long trails
*****Art
******Playground
This park is good for early morning workout.
I really like this park, and my dog Pocky enjoyed it too. We will be back!

Great place to go for a walk!

Right by home, roomy, and a nice little pond for my pup!

Large, 111 acre park with an astronomical theme.
From the city’s blurb: The park is designed with an aeronautical and archaeoastronomy theme. The circular forms of the parking lot and plaza are aligned with the crescent lake on a north-​south axis. As a connection to prehistoric astronomers, stone portals viewed from the plaza’s center mark the points where the sun appears on the winter and summer solstices. A spiral labyrinth in the plaza represents the order of the cosmos, and around it are 13 trees, representing the 13 lunar cycles per year.
There is a jogging trail, a sitting ring monument, a picnic pavilion, practice fields and lacrosse fields as well as a rocket-​themed playground.
This is a great park if you just need a very peaceful, beautiful place.