I found this place about 6 weeks ago but because of the vagaries of Houston weather (its rained every weekend since I found it) all I had been able to do is scout the location. Since its supposed to be more of the same this weekend, I headed out on my lunch hour and did some 'splorin'.

I have been unable to find any of the history on this place, however as the 1st shot below will show, I'm sure many of you have seen its iconic advertisement at some point. If any of you know anything about it, please post here.

At one time it boasted the following:
Exotic animals, go-carts, miniature golf, and tree house await kids of all ages. Horseback riding, pony rides, hayrides, and train rides. Picnic tables and swimming available!

Not much of any of this remains. Enjoy!

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Damn. The animals just petrified like that?

Cool place how was getting from building to building inside the park. It seemed like it would be a 20-30 minute hard trek from most places to another based off the size of some active amusement parks near me and how overgrown the place seemed.

another nice find, you got a nose for this u.e. thing..

Post by relik Damn. The animals just petrified like that?

Those were wooden alligators. A lot of resolution is lost on this uploader. If you go to my Flickr, you will see that the heads and tails were chopped off.

Post by oakville_explorer Cool place how was getting from building to building inside the park. It seemed like it would be a 20-30 minute hard trek from most places to another based off the size of some active amusement parks near me and how overgrown the place seemed.

As a fat middle aged smoker I will admit it was a bitch! The place is extremely swampy, and I sank up to my knees a couple of times. The mosquitoes were as big as condors and I saw 2 water moccasins while trekking through the water. The place is huge and I dindn't get to the back were the go-cart track was as it was even more swampy.

If/when I go back, I'm not going alone again and would advise the same for anyone else. The hazards here are so numerous that the risk/reward thing is way out of balance. To top it off, I heard gunfire, probably from a nearby farmer, not far away.

Post by 2Xplorations another nice find, you got a nose for this u.e. thing..

I draw my inspiration from a two time lifetime achievement award winner up north. Coming from you I consider it high praise, and really appreciate it - thank you.

Straight up runnin the south forum

Quantity over quality....

That place looks awesome! Great pics.

Ah Peptic, thanks for checking this place out. I've driven by that dinosaur more times than I can remotely begin to remember and always wondered what was back in there. Great set as always

If things ever dry out and you want to see it send me a PM. Not a good place to explore alone.

Posted by Peptic Ulcer Quantity over quality....

Completely wrong. I'd rather do 3 great places that 15 piece of shit ones...

Clearly my efforts at brevity led to misunderstanding. My response was aimed at a self deprecating remark about the quantity of my posts rather than the quality of the photographs.

During the holidays I found that I had some 4 weeks of unused vacation and I was informed by my boss that I would be taking two of them. With a 15 year old who's riddled with ADD even more than his dad, I decided we were going to go on an explore. Unfortunately, his excitement was less than expected. After talking up the experience and listening to his concerns that ranged from arrest to rape and alien abduction, I decided on a low risk explore close to home. Below are the new photos I took of an explore I did earlier this year.

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It's been a while since I last visited this place and since its close to home, I took Murky7 and his buddy on the 3rd stop of our Rurex trip this week. Mother Nature is doing what she does but the place is still in good shape a year later!


MCG_9528 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9529 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9531 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9532 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9533 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9539 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9540 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9541 by John Galt, on Flickr




MCG_9544 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9550 by John Galt, on Flickr



MCG_9553 by John Galt, on Flickr