Playground · Houston, TX

John P. McGovern Playground

Inside Discovery Green.

What is documented about John P. McGovern Playground

Each line below comes from a map record. Nothing here has been checked in person.

Location: Houston, Texas (Harris County)

Details on the surrounding park: Discovery Green

These details come from a separate OpenStreetMap record for the park, not the playground itself. Park hours, contact details, and facilities may not apply to this play area. Confirm with the park operator before visiting.

Park operator: Discovery Green Conservancy
Park hours in map: Mo-Su 06:00-23:00
Park address in map: 1500 McKinney Street, 77010

Park website ↗Open park map record ↗

What we cannot tell you

No source in our data records whether access is formally open to the public, whether it is fenced, whether there is shade, the play surface, wheelchair access, restrooms, among other details.

A missing detail means nobody has mapped it yet — not that the playground lacks it. If you know the answer, adding it to OpenStreetMap fixes it for every map at once, or you can send us a correction.

Need a detail before you go?

The source for this playground does not record a specific surface, restroom, shade, fence, or other visit detail. That does not mean those features are absent. The map point, source record and access evidence are still below.

Nearby playgrounds with more recorded details

Straight-line distances from this map point, not travel distances. These are alternatives to compare, not recommendations.

Playground at Hennessy Park1.3 mi away
Recorded: surface (Wood chips).
Playground at Wiley Park1.4 mi away
Recorded: water play (A splash pad or water play feature is recorded).
Playground at Gregg Street Park1.8 mi away
Recorded: surface (Wood chips).

Elsewhere in Houston, the directory records play surfaces at 14 playgrounds, shade at 1 playground, fencing at 2 playgrounds. Compare all 361 local listings; these counts do not describe this playground.

Is this playground open to the public?

The evidence in our sources:

Inside Discovery Green, mapped as a public park

Evidence is not a guarantee. Park hours, seasonal closures, building work and local rules can all apply, and a playground inside a public park can still be closed on the day you arrive.