The park, is a wooden recreation area comprising 453 acres of land. It is a wildlife and bird sanctuary and part of The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. Recreational facilities include a tennis court, softball field, disc golf course, horseshoe and washer court, and a mountain bike trail.Two playgrounds, six shelters with barbecue grills-three with water, electricity, and bathrooms, and more picnic tables located among the trees, campgrounds for primitive camping. The pond is stocked with Rainbow Trout in January and February. There is an Amphitheater which is popular for weddings and band concerts. Visitors can walk the five miles of trails in the nature preserve and watch the birds and animals native to Southeast Texas. A pedestrian bridge crosses Cow Bayou, and separates the recreational areas on the west side of the Park from the Nature Preserve on the east.