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<br />840- 0 <br />1- <br /> <br />..- <br /> <br />eft" of La Porte Parlu Ie Open Space Master Plan <br /> <br />Pocket Parks <br /> <br />Pocket parks are small green gathering spaces ranging from 1/8 acre to 1 acre. Due <br />to the size of this type of park, parking is typically not provided. Therefore, pocket <br />parks are accessed by pedestrian and bicycle means. Benches, fountains, <br />landscaping, and other focal features are common items found in these parks. Size <br />is not the key factor of the typic~1 Pine Bluff Park located on waterfront property. <br />pocket park, but rather the quality of ' <br />the landscaping and features that go into the park. Small green areas planned for <br />the downtown area are examples of pocket parks. A very nice pocket park in La <br />Porte is Pine Bluff Park, located right on Galveston Bay, tucked in between <br />residential properties. <br /> <br />3.3 Size 01 the Pam System In La Porte <br /> <br />The local parks system in La Porte includes 18 city-owned developed parks 'Nith <br />approximately 115 acres of developed park, plus 187 acres at Bay Forest Golf <br />Course, excluding the privately built and <br />restricted neighborhood parks like Fairmont <br />Park East, Shady River Park, Shady Lane <br />Park, Fairmont Park West and Bayside <br />Terrace Park. <br /> <br /> <br />Fairmont Park East <br /> <br /> <br />Entrance marlcer to <br />UttJe Cedar Bayou Park <br /> <br />