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Quality of Life
Tomball is a unique city with a culture deeply rooted in the traditional values of hard-working, patriotic, friendly, caring people. It is located 28 miles from the heart of downtown Houston, but it has been able to maintain a small town community atmosphere with all the conveniences of the big city.
Recreation
Burroughs Park is a 330-acre Harris County recreational area recently developed just northeast of Tomball. It includes The Playground for All Children - a 10-acre playground designed to meet the needs of disabled children. It is completely wheelchair accessible and includes a lake, lighted and unlighted ball fields, concession stands, a pavilion, pathways, and picnic sites. Burroughs Park is a model for future park planning.
Spring Creek Park, another large county park, is located at the northwest edge of Tomball. With 110 covered picnic tables, basketball and tennis courts, ball fields, camping, RV hookups, and a playground, local residents are well served. Smaller local facilities include Juergens Park, Samuel Matthews Park, M.L.K. Park, Matheson Park, and Dyess Park.
The Tomball Sports Association, Cypress Creek YMCA, and Tomball Redcat Football groups provide youth sports programs.
Golfing activity in the area occurs at Tomball Country Club (18 holes), High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, and Houston Oaks Golf Club (36 holes). Tomball is near the 81-hole golfing complex in The Woodlands, and additional courses in the FM 1960 area.
For a list of Historical Attractions in Tomball:
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For a list of Nature Tourism in Tomball:
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Tourism/Shopping
Tourism
Export table as CSVTomball offers accommodations at area hotels and motels for 430 guests and banquet accommodations for 360.
The Tomball College Conference Center provides Mini Halls and Meeting Room facilities.
This facility offers quality service, in-house catering, free parking, an excellent location, and a clean and bright atmosphere at affordable rates.
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Spring Creek Park offers camping and pavilion space available by reservation.
Tomball also has a historic museum district which features restored buildings and equipment such as one of the oldest surviving cotton gins in Texas, a country doctor's office, a log cabin, a country gazebo, and a 1905 Trinity Evangelical Church.
Shopping & Restaurants
Tomball offers a wide range of shopping opportunities. The everyday shopping needs of residents are met with ready access to supermarkets and large department stores. Major area shopping malls are just minutes away. The flavor of the past is found in the quaint and inviting Downtown Shopping District, which offers more than 50 antique & collectable shops in the downtown area.
The area offers a variety of family and national chain restaurants. Whether it is Mexican, Italian, or American delicacies, the local restaurants will provide for a unique dining experience.
Religion
A number of major religious denominations are represented in the Tomball area. Numerous small country churches are also located nearby. Larger congregations include Tomball's First Baptist Church, Salem Lutheran Church, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, First Presbyterian Church, and St. Anne Catholic Church.
