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Topic: Youth sports complex and park in HoustonLocation: Along White Oak Bayou, Houston TXSize: 50 acresSource: Houston civic park guideReading time: Under 1 minute
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Good first step: Act Visit Alabonson Park with your family or team
Search 'Alabonson Park Houston' to find directions, field schedules, and how to reserve the pavilion or meeting room.
Alabonson Park is a free, 50-acre youth sports complex tucked along White Oak Bayou in Houston. It turns a flood mitigation area into a full-featured recreation space with baseball, soccer, and football fields, plus a playground, pavilion, and butterfly garden. All at no cost to you.
The park includes four baseball and softball fields, one regulation soccer field, one practice field, and one football field. You'll also find a pavilion with picnic tables, a concession stand, a playground, a community meeting room, and a butterfly garden. Funding for the park came from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Qatar Harvey Fund.
Check the seasonal hours before you head out so you don't arrive after closing. Pack food and drinks in non-glass containers, since glass bottles are not allowed. If you want to host a cookout, use only designated grills — open fires are not permitted. Planning a group event? Look into reserving the pavilion or community meeting room through Harris County Precinct 1.
Summer hours (March–October): 7 am to 8 pm. Winter hours (November–February): 7 am to 6 pm.
Alabonson Park, Houston, TX — along White Oak Bayou.
Alabonson Park sits on White Oak Bayou, which connects to a broader network of Houston bayou trails and green spaces. If your group needs organized league play, check with local Houston-area youth sports leagues to see if they use the park's fields. The community meeting room may also be a useful spot for neighborhood association gatherings.
Green space matters in Houston, and Alabonson Park delivers a lot of it for free. The park gives kids a safe place to play organized sports, families a spot to picnic, and neighbors a community meeting room — all on land that also helps protect the area from flooding. It's a smart use of space that benefits the whole community.
