Also, Stevenson Park on FM 518, behind City Hall, gives residents and visitors opportunities to run on the track, play sand volleyball, tennis, basketball, or swim.  The park also provides children with swings and jungle gyms.  For more on this go to Stevenson Park .

Nearby Friendswood there are plenty of things for tourists visiting the city to do.  NASA is only fifteen minutes away and they offer the NASA Space Center.  Houston, the fourth largest city in the nation, is only a thirty minute drive from Friendswood. Houston has a variety to offer, please visit their tourism website.  The Kemah Boardwalk is another destination for most tourists; it is a twenty-minute drive from Friendswood.  Galveston beach is just thirty minutes away.  Galveston is a very historic town; one can enjoy shopping on the strand, or laying on the beach.  Galveston is also home to the Moody Gardens Resort.