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Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary… in the City!

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Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary…. Get out of the city, without getting out of the city!

Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary
If you listen close, you can hear a busy street just outside the Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary… but that might be the only clue you are in the middle of the city!

Just look at these pictures… a pond, a creek, trails, trees and lots of birds and little critters are at the Edith L Moore Sanctuary, right at 8 and 10 (on the west side).

Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is an 18-acre wooded preserve along Rummel Creek and is the headquarters for the Houston Audubon. It’s open all year, for free, with automatic gates 7:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM/9:00 PM in summer.

We went last week to meet our neighbors as they went on a bird-watching hike. As they were quietly looking in the trees, we set out on our own around the trails.

We found the 1932 Moore Log Cabin education center, a pond with turtles and snakes, bridges and a path down to the creek. My kids liked the pond best and kept getting close to watch the tadpoles, turtles and snakes… and I kept telling them not to fall in because I didn’t want to get too close to the tadpoles, turtles and snakes!

We parked in the west parking lot of the Memorial Drive United Methodist Church off of Memorial Drive. (This is an official extra parking lot and there is an entrance near the rear of the church lot.)  Also, we found a restroom at the cabin.

Check out our pictures below… and if you want to get out of the city… without getting out of the city… check out Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary!

Turtle at Edith Moore Sanctuary

Water at Sanctuary

Edith Moore Sanctuary

Edith Moore Sanctuary

Edith Moore Sanctuary

Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary: 

Address: 440 Wilchester Blvd, Houston, TX 77079

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Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do April 20, 2017

About Jill Jarvis

Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

She is the mom of 4 and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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