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Duck Pond
4.8 ★★★★★ 163 Google reviews · Running trail in Huntsville, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Duck Pond's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Peaceful park featuring a duck pond and roaming chickens, plus picnic tables.
What runners say about Duck Pond
“It's very well maintained, lots of historic sites, gorgeous scenery, and best of all, free.”
“The duck pond is part of the Sam Houston Museum grounds and is great for animal watching, hiking, parking, eating, taking in the quiet.”
Really peaceful pond with all sorts of critters running around, chickens, ducks, turtles, birds, it's pretty chill
Went to visit there with friends. The Duck pond is one of the ground features of Sam Houston Memorial Museum. It is a free park with siting arrangements, roaming chickens and variety of ducks. Great place go for a morning or evening walk, have a picnic with family, feed the ducks or look at the old houses.
If you're looking for somewhere to chill for free, look no further. The duck pond is part of the Sam Houston Museum grounds and is great for animal watching, hiking, parking, eating, taking in the quiet.
Great place to take kids/toddlers. Tons of turtles & ducks. Nice area to walk around the pond. Plenty of areas to sit. It's connected right next to an outdoor museum.
Trail conditions & character
“The duck pond is part of the Sam Houston Museum grounds and is great for animal watching, hiking, parking, eating, taking in the quiet.”
“It's very well maintained, lots of historic sites, gorgeous scenery, and best of all, free.”
Plan your run at Duck Pond
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–7 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–7 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–7 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–7 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–7 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–7 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–7 pm |
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