Lake Conroe offers wonderful fishing opportunities. There's a lighted fishing pier 5 minutes walk from your door. Bring your own boat and launch at the marina or rent pontoon boats or jet-skis at one of several locations. Near by Sam Houston State Park offers, hiking, canoeing, kayaking and horse back riding. Outlet shopping and a multitude of amusements and restaurants are available in Conroe, 10 minutes away. The Woodlands with it's boutique shopping and night spots is only 20 minutes away. The museums and galleries of Houston make a great day trip. For the real adventurous, remember "Houston, we have a problem."? That was spoken to the mission controllers at the NASA Space Center. That's another day trip about an hours drive south. 32 miles from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 5.3 miles from Wedgewood Golf Course 5.7 miles from Conroe Outlet Mall 7.8 miles from N.H. Davis Museum 7.8 miles from Montgomery Lake Conroe and our Piney Woods, Five Palms Resort offers a perfect home-base to enjoy all of the attractions of the Houston Area. From NASA Space Center, to the Museums and Theaters, to the incredible Zoo, to the international diversity of Restaurants, to Boutique or Warehouse Outlet shopping, to the multitude of Golf Courses, to the great fishing and water sports on Lake Conroe or simply enjoy nature in the Sam Houston State Park. It's all at your door or within a short drive. And at the end of the day, when you’re back in your nest of comfort, you can fish from your balcony or just enjoy the view and cool breeze of the lake or the sounds of the night while you lounge at your private pool at our Country Resort. Lake Conroe and our Piney Woods, Five Palms Resort offers a perfect home-base to enjoy all of the attractions of the Houston Area. From NASA Space Center, to the Museums and Theaters, to the incredible Zoo, to the international diversity of Restaurants, to Boutique or Warehouse Outlet shopping, to the multitude of Golf Courses, to the great fishing and water sports on Lake Conroe or simply enjoy nature in the Sam Houston State Park. It's all at your door or within a short drive. And at the end of the day, when you’re back in your nest of comfort, you can fish from your balcony or just enjoy the view and cool breeze of the lake or the sounds of the night while you lounge at your private pool at our Country Resort. For 8 fun filled weeks in October and November, The Texas Renaissance Festival, the nation’s largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed park, attracts over 500,000 guests Its a 55 acre park, authentically recreating a 16th century English township. It's located 50 miles northwest of Houston, Texas. The Texas Renaissance Festival brings to life an enchanted world of kings and queens, lords and ladies, knights, nobles, fairies and elves. You'll be entertained by an assortment of, musicians, magicians, acrobats, jugglers and dancers. There are more than 20 stage throughout the village offering over200 daily performances. Houston is home to the largest rodeo in the world, The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo attracts more than 1.8 million visitors each year and is to Houston what the Mardi Gras is to New Orleans or the rose Bowl to Pasadena. Formal activities last about 20 days and gets momentum from the Downtown Rodeo Roundup, nearby the Houston City Hall, the Downtown Rodeo Parade, and the Conoco-Phillips Rodeo Run which is a 10k and 5k walk & run and of course the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. Houston is known for the many affordable activities, some even including free food for kids. It's such a wholesome and popular adventure there are even websites dedicated to the art such as, Houston on the Cheap and Visit Houston Texas. For those not interested in scheduled events there are: The Waugh Bridge Bat Colony where about 250,000 bats emerge every evening at twilight. They appear as a cloud of chirping winged creatures to feast on bugs and create a natural enemy for mosquitoes. Discovery Green is a 12-acre park located in the heart of downtown Houston, and an ideal location to spend the day with friends and family. Whether you're looking for outdoor exercise or simply lounge in the grass you'll find it here. This city park features a kid's playground, trails, a lake, albeit small, and many unique public art pieces andl gardens, It also caters to an incredible schedule of free programs to includes movie nights, concerts, festivals and exercise classes to name a few. A must-do is the free, 90-minute boat tour of the grand Port of Houston. You'll enjoy the safety of a 90-passenger vessel, while learning about the history of the seaport and watch ocean going freighters and barges navigate the 50-mile channel. If you're lucky you might see one turn around in the turning basin. The tour is free, but require reservations so book in advance. The Galleria area, in addition to be great for shopping boasts the "Water Wall" a 64' tall fountain
