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Are reservations required to use the pavilions in Precinct One Parks?
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How do I make a park pavilion/facility reservation?
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How many hours may I reserve the pavilion for?
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What types of novelties are allowed in the park?
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Will volleyball poles be available at the reserved pavilion?
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What type of fees are involved when making a park reservation in Precinct One?
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How do I make a park reservation payment?
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What type of payments will be accepted for my reservation?
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Who do I make my payment to?
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If I should choose to mail my payment, what is the correct address?
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What must I do to receive my deposit back?
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Who is entitled to receive the deposit refund and when may they expect it?
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Are animals allowed in Precinct One parks?
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What size are the picnic tables under the pavilion
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How many people will the picnic benches under the pavilions hold?
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Do the Barbeque Pits at the pavilions require wood or charcoal?
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Is the reserving party responsible for cleaning the pavilion before use?
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Is the reserving party responsible for cleaning the pavilion after use?
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Is alcohol allowed in the park?
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How do I cancel a reservation?
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How soon must I cancel my reservation in order to get a full refund?
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What happens if my reservation is rained out?
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Is security required for reservations?
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How much does it cost to have security?
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When must I pay my security officer?
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How many security officers will I need?
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What type of payment will my security officer accept?
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Do I need to supply my own security officer?
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Are reservations required to use the pavilions in Precinct One Parks? |
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Yes, Reservations are required to use most covered pavilions in Precinct One Parks. |
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How do I make a park pavilion/facility reservation? |
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To make a park pavilion/facility reservation,
you can call the Park Reservation Office at 713.440-1587.
You will be asked the following questions:
Which park would you like to reserve?
Which pavilion or facility would you like to reserve?
How many hours would you like to reserve the pavilion or facility?
What type of event will you be holding?
How many people will you be expecting?
Will alcohol be served at or brought to your event?
Will you have any type of novelty item, i.e. Moonwalk, Petting Zoo... etc? |
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How many hours may I reserve the pavilion for? |
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You may reserve the pavilion from the time the park opens until 1 1/2 hours prior to park closing.
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What types of novelties are allowed in the park? |
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Moonwalk (release of liability form and your own
generator is necessary), Petting Zoo, Trackless
Train, Live Band or DJ (require a Regional Manger's approval), Piñatas,
and Radio. |
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Will volleyball poles be available at the reserved pavilion? |
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Yes, volleyball poles will be available at the reserved pavilion, however users
must supply their own net and ball. |
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What types of fees are involved when making a park reservation in Precinct One? |
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Fees for park reservations are primarily based on group size. |
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How do I make a park reservation payment? |
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Park reservation payments may be made by U.S. Mail or in person at the Park Reservation
Office. There is also a Night Drop Box,
located at 7901 El Rio Street, Houston, Texas 77054,
where you may drop off your cashier's check,
money order, or organizational check. |
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What type of payments will be accepted for my reservation? |
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Only a Cashier's Check, Money Order or Organizational Check will be accepted
as a park reservation payment. Personal checks are not accepted. |
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Who do I make my payment to? |
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Payments should be made payable to: Harris County
Precinct One Parks Dept.
(Please be sure to include your reservation number on your payment). |
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If I should choose to mail my payment, what is the correct address? |
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Payments may be mailed to:
Harris County Precinct One Parks Department
7901 El Rio Street, Houston, Texas 77054
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What must I do to receive my deposit back? |
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The pavilion must be left clean for a deposit to be refunded. |
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Who is entitled to receive the deposit refund and when may they expect it? |
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The refund will be payable only to the person or organization that made the
reservation payment. If the pavilion was left clean, refunds may be expected
in approximately 6-8 weeks. |
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Are animals allowed in Precinct One parks? |
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Only Domestic Cats and Dogs are permitted in Precinct One Parks. These dogs
and cats must be on a leash, no longer than 6 feet
long. |
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What size are the picnic tables under the pavilion? |
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Most tables under the pavilions are 6 feet long. |
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How many people will the picnic benches under the pavilions hold? |
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Most tables under the pavilions can hold up to 6 adults. |
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Do the Barbeque Pits at the pavilions require wood or charcoal? |
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The barbeque pavilions can use either wood or charcoal. |
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Is the reserving party responsible for cleaning the pavilion before use? |
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No, the reserving party is not responsible for cleaning the pavilion before use. |
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Is the reserving party responsible for cleaning the pavilion after use? |
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Yes, the reserving party is responsible for cleaning the pavilion after use. |
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Is alcohol allowed in the park? |
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Alcohol is only permitted with a pavilion
reservation and a paid security officer. |
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How do I cancel a reservation? |
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You may cancel your reservation by calling the Harris County Precinct One Park
Reservation Office at 713.440.1587 Monday-Friday, 8:00 - 5:00 p.m. or 713.
991.6881 after hours and weekends; or you may call the Park Manager at the reserved
park. It is important that you do cancel in advance, especially if your reservation
requires security, otherwise fees may be forfeited. |
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How soon must I cancel my reservation in order to get a full refund? |
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Precinct One asks that you cancel your reservation at least
72 hours in advance. |
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What happens if my reservation is rained out? |
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A refund will be issued if you experience inclement weather on the day of your event. |
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Is security required for reservations? |
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Security is required for all reservations that have
a group size of 100 or more or if
alcohol
is being served, regardless of size. |
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How much does it cost to have security? |
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Security officers are paid $25.00 per hour with a
minimum time of 4 hours. |
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When must I pay my security officer? |
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Your security officer must be paid on the day of your event, upon his arrival. |
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How many security officers will I need? |
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One officer is required for each group of 100 people, or if alcohol is being consumed,
regardless of the size. |
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What type of payment will my security officer accept? |
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Your security office may be paid with cash or a money order only. No
personal checks will be accepted. A receipt will be provided upon request. |
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Do I need to supply my own security officer? |
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No, Precinct One will supply a security officer for you during the hours you
have requested, at a rate of $25.00 per hour. |
