Walking Trails & Recreational Amenities

To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all residents, the following rules apply to all HCMUD 278 recreational facilities and walking trails. These rules were adopted by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2017 and apply to all District park and trail facilities.

The Following Activities Are Prohibited:

• Use of motorized vehicles or watercraft.
• Carrying or discharging fireworks, air guns, bows and arrows, blowguns, darts, or slingshots.
• Skateboarding.
• Children under the age of 12 using District facilities without adult supervision.
• Swimming, wading, floating, or bathing in District facilities.
• Allowing animals to roam freely. Dogs and house cats must be leashed with a cord or chain no longer than six feet.
• Failure to pick up and properly dispose of pet waste.
• Fishing in any District pond, lake, drainage ditch, or recreational facility.
• Horseback riding within District recreational facilities.
• Damaging, cutting, breaking, injuring, defacing, or disturbing any tree, shrub, plant, rock, monument, fence, bench, picnic table, structure, apparatus, or District property.
• Removing wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand, gravel, landscape material, or fertilizer.
• Bringing in or disposing of outside garbage.
• Leaving trash, bottles, cans, paper, or other refuse anywhere other than designated receptacles.
• Lighting, building, maintaining, or burning fires of any kind.
• Carrying glass bottles.
• Carrying or consuming alcoholic beverages.
• Selling or offering food, beverages, merchandise, or services without written District authorization.
• Camping overnight or using recreation trails after dark.
• Gambling or wagering activities of any kind.
• Using threatening, abusive, insulting, or other fighting words.
• Committing obscene, lewd, indecent acts, or creating a nuisance.
• Disturbing any picnic, meeting, service, concert, exercise, or exhibition.
• Posting or distributing advertisements, handbills, notices, banners, flags, or other promotional materials.
• Conducting or soliciting business, trade, or professional services.
• Using amplified music, speech, or sound equipment in a manner that disturbs others.
• Participating in activities that the District determines may create a danger to the public or constitute a public nuisance.
• Engaging in disorderly conduct as defined by the Texas Penal Code.
• Using District facilities outside of permitted hours. Facilities are open from dawn to dusk unless otherwise posted or authorized by the District.
• Using District facilities for purposes other than those for which they are intended.

Firearms

Firearms may only be possessed or carried in District facilities as permitted by applicable Texas law. Users are responsible for complying with all state and local regulations regarding firearms.

Help Keep Our Trails Beautiful

The Woodland Pines Walking Trail, Laurel Place Walking Trail, and Blackstone Creek Walking Trail are community assets designed for the enjoyment of all HCMUD 278 residents. By following the posted rules, respecting fellow trail users, and helping keep the facilities clean, residents can ensure these trails remain safe, welcoming, and enjoyable for everyone.

Whether you're taking a morning walk, getting in your daily exercise, or enjoying time outdoors with family, HCMUD 278's trail system is here for the benefit of the entire community.

For questions regarding District amenities or trail maintenance, please contact us.