Old Baylor Park

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

This is a really cute park, although the park side of it, meaning equipment, is not very large. The reason I wanted to go here was to see the blue bonnets, and although I do not see very many, there were more over here than I saw anywhere else. There was a couple having wedding photos, and there was an elderly man taking pictures, and I just really liked how serene it was. Even the surrounding areas are just open fields and its very beautiful. Im happy this place is not too long of a drive from Houston to escape the city.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Lots of history. Enjoyed walking around. The trees are awesome.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

A very beautiful place, lots of historical homes with their stories... The only thing that bother me was I went on a Sunday and the bathrooms were locked but other than that its a beautiful place.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Great place to rewind

Date: 5 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 3

It s a pretty park with some nice picnic tables. Parking is minimal

Date: 5 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Great place for pictures

Date: 5 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Beautiful place to enjoy the wild flowers, have a picnic, and learn about the 19th century life in Texas. We have met very nice and kind people.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Really pretty area! I wish wed brought a picnic lunch! We took photos of bluebonnets and oaks

Date: 6 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Such a nice place to add to your list of destinations. Peaceful, historic and beautiful scenery.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Still a neat location for pictures and to learn a bit more about Texas state history!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №24

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №26

Rating: 4

Historical Landmark very first of 1800s Baylor Women University Very nice to visited for taken Pictures 03/13/24 Bluebonnets around this ( now a ) Park Restroom avaliable , pick nick Barbecues is nice place to relax while the Bluebonnet Bloom Visited on

Date: 6 months ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Always beautiful with blue bonnets

Date: 6 months ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Quiet little place on top of a hill filled with bluebonnets. Great place for a picnic and pictures with the family. Thankfully the location has clean bathrooms, as well as picnic tables and swings for the kiddos. We visited during Spring Break in March and there were about 6 families there but there was plenty of room for everyone.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Nice field with historical college buildings and beautiful wildflowers in this early season. There is a play ground for kids to play, picnic tables for outdoor events and meals! I just hope that I knew this place 20 years ago!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Really cool park. Me and my family took a lot of pictures. The park is nice clean and reminds you of how far we have come in life. 10 out of 10

Date: 6 months ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Went in mid March to check the wildflower situation. There were a lot of Bluebonnets between the 4 remaining stone columns in the park and the old log cabin and other ruins. This is one of the smallest state parks in Texas. There is no charge to enter, several picnic tables so one can always have a snack or lunch. There are public restrooms, I believe they are locked up at night. The black and white images were with my infrared converted camera with a 720 nm filter.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Beautiful place for kids to have a picnic and explore historic ruins. The swings are a nice touch too

Date: 6 months ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Massive old oak trees casting shade upon the site of Baylor Female College. Nice picnic tables also shaded makes for a cool way to enjoy the beautiful area filled with history.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Nice history lesson

Date: 8 months ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

I visit Independence often, I have family buried down at Old Independence Cemetery... We used to have Family Picnics here at Baylor Park back in the day.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Absolutely gorgeous! Perfect photo destination!

Date: 11 months ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Neat place to visit

Date: 11 months ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Have been to the park and loved it

Date: a year ago

Review №41

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Such history, worth the drive.

Date: a year ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №44

Rating: 4

A small park in the countryside if youre looking for a detour from the highways.

Date: a year ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

A very educational spot for the history of Baylor. Few wild flowers left. Visited on

Date: a year ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Historic ground

Date: a year ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Loved the history in this part of Texas. Well worth the time.

Date: a year ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №51

Rating: 2

Nothing there

Date: a year ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Beautiful place and good restrooms! We visited the park to take pictures with the wildflowers. The bluebonnets had already passed, but there were lots of paintbrush and other flowers. There were lots of other visitors because it was Easter Sunday. The restrooms were open and clean and well stocked with TP, soap and towels. Also plenty of parking.

Date: a year ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Great park with beautiful trees. Plus swings!

Date: a year ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

Its a neat little bit of history. Be sure to visit the other Baylor ruins a few blocks away. No entry fee, walk right up to the ruins. Sometimes they have guided tours.

Date: a year ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Always beautiful in the spring!!!!

Date: a year ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Comfortable place and relaxing

Date: a year ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Beautiful spot for wildflowers!

Date: a year ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Always worth a visit, even more so when they have reenactors there. Probably my 4th or 5th visit - it makes for a nice destination for a day trip.

Date: a year ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Spent a lovely day with my sister exploring around Independence

Date: a year ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Went there as a photo op and was not disappointed, The large oak trees and bluebonnets made for great photos.

Date: a year ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

It s a great place to have a picnic while looking at the flowers every spring. There are tables nearby where you can place food, which is very convenient!

Date: a year ago

Review №67

Rating: 4

There are two different sites with confusing sineage.

Date: a year ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Excellent much to see and learn

Date: a year ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Everything was clean. They even treated the ant mounds. Beautiful.

Date: a year ago

Review №74

Rating: 3

This place is a cool piece of Texas history of the side of the road. Only went because it was on the way back to college station from brenham vice versa. Just a place to stop and look near the Antique rose emporium.

Date: a year ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

The park is much smaller than what I expected. However, it has all the blue bonnets and wildflowers during the season. Thus the drive is worth it!

Date: a year ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

The four columns here are all thats left of the original Baylor University site before the university moved to Waco in the 1880s. Every Baylor alum should visit at least once.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 4

Though closed the signs are extremely informative. Learned a lot in the extremely short time visited

Date: 2 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 4

Some trash on the grounds but very beautiful!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Great bluebonnets and historical stop over on your travels .

Date: 2 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

Great additional knowledge to absorb. Great stop!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

Small Park nothing really for kids but definitely a great place with cool history.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Very cool park and totally worth the drive! Smaller than I expected but still very neat!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 4

I quite like the park,it has some nice tribute placards for historical reference and spacious views of Texas wildflowers in bloom.The picnic tables are located beneath some ancient oaks and the caterpillars were a nuisance while trying to eat, but that is probably attributable to the season,well worth the drive out from Humble.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Beautiful landscape. Bluebonnets were blooming!!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

What a beautiful historical place

Date: 2 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 4

A very nice place for a visit and a picnic. First come first serve.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

There are so many beautiful wild colorful flowers and grand old oak. Thought now there just are three ancient buildings, every building is historical. I think that its valuable to visit.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Beautiful place to walk around and read up on a bit history. The grounds also have early settler homes that are in a great shape and add charm to this location.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

Good for a short stop to learn about Independence. Come during spring (late March / early April) for nice field of wild flowers.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

I love this park. The beautiful tree and the wild flowers in spring

Date: 2 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Perfect place for pictures and picnics!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Really cool to walk through history, and the grounds are very well upkept and clean! My kids and I had fun on the swings, exploring around the trees and reading the placards

Date: 2 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

its a shame that stupid baylor left

Date: 2 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

This place is beautiful!!! While on a backroad adventure looking for pictures of trees and countryside we stumbled upon this gem. Not only is there history here theres huge oaks for perfect pictures and a nice shots of the sunset. Definitely a spot worth checking out if you enjoy history and beauty!!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 4

Just some open space with some beautiful, very old, oaks.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Really neat place and a good spot to read about a little slice of Texas history

Date: 2 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 5

Pretty little spot

Date: 2 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 5

I attended classes there a week ago

Date: 3 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

The oak trees were beautiful, and perfect for climbing. We also enjoyed the signs posted that provided interesting historical facts about the town. Worth a visit!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 4

Lovely, quiet, nice place for a picnic, plenty of shade and things to explore.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 4

Very pretty park in a very pretty town. Its incredibly popular for photography, whether for wildflowers, wedding parties, it graduations. This is an excellent place to picnic. Due to popularity, parking is slightly lacking. When I visited the bathrooms were closed (probably due to covid-19). Its a bit it of the way, but it is a nice place.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Looking for wildflowers during a storm coming in! Love this place!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Ive been going here ever since I was a kid to see the wildflowers every spring. Been sharing the experience with my kids, friends, and now my bf. Its a great place to have a picnic, chill out and enjoy the outdoors.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Beautiful wild flowers

Date: 3 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

My spot for wildflowers photoshoot everyyear.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 4

nice place for country side old town visiting place. Not very busy.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 5

This place is quite a little oasis. Surrounded by lovely and shapely, big and old live oak trees. Some are truly impressive! I found it a surprisingly refrshing roadside stop. It was especially nice when I was was there with the early springtime weather being very delightful with warm temperatures and nice fresh breezes blowing over the rolling hills and open fields that encompass the rise where the old womens Baylor College used to be. Wild flowers were blooming on the grounds around the old houses there. These historical wooden houses can be toured whenever a guide is present. The park is a very nice place for a picnic on the tables under the long twisting branches of the oaks. I dont know if it was the fine spring day filled with wild flowers and the great weather and the unexpected oasis of old trees but it did seem a little magical!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 4

Nice park but wildflowers were almost gone at this time. My friend and I enjoyed our short visit here.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

The is the season with lots of beautiful wild flowers there. Nice view indeed

Date: 3 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 4

We visit this place to see some blue bonnets during last weekend, but we cant see many of them. Its little disappointed, but we had a good time with family and friends.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Its nice place.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

Beautiful mix of wildflowers and history.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 4

About a week before blue bonnets peak...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Good park to picnic and has good play area for kids. There is good info on the historical significance of the place as the first Baptist university in the world. Finding the location using Google maps was little challenging but there are good number of road signs.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Always enjoy this place! I cant think of better way or place to spend time with a few friends and enjoy a picnic lunch.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

This is such a cute area with great historical architecture left by the Baylor University. Im a photographer and this place offers a lot of great spots to get pictures.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Beautiful historical spot. Kids loved it. Nice spot for a picnic with good shade.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Beautiful park! Plenty of space for the children to run. Lots of benches for the adults. Plus the kids loved climbing the trees! We also really enjoyed all the snippets of history about Baylor

Date: 4 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

Love the history with Baylor and this park is a perfect photo op. Especially in the spring when the wild flowers and blue bonnets cover the field.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Beautiful setting for a place with such historic significance for both the Republic and State of Texas.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Very intereating story about this place. Wish had been better preserved or restored

Date: 4 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Real cool place for pictures

Date: 4 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

We love exploring this historic place. We cane during the Rona virus pandemic for a nice break. Beautiful place for a picnic lunch and strolling around. Looking forward to visiting again when all is running normally....

Date: 4 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 4

Great little place for a rest stop! Home of the original Baylor University. Swings, picnic tables and restrooms! Also lovely for taking pictures in the Texas wildflowers away from the highway!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

So beautiful and picturesque!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

3.14.20 No filter, Samsung cell phone camera. I would suggest going during the week when less people are here

Date: 4 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Absolutely beautiful! Bluebonnets are perfect. Great day trip.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

This park is the location of and has the old ruins of the original Baylor College. There are a couple of historic buildings on the property. There are swings there for the kids. There is a picnic table available. The beautiful overgrown trees here are well worth the visit to this park. In the spring the blubonnets bloom along with other wildflowers. If you have the patience to sit for a while you will see butterflies fluttering through the flowers. Not much is located around this area so be sure to bring water or other drinks along for the kids or yourself. Take the 20 minute drive into Brenham and go to Must Be Heaven for lunch after your visit here. They have great chicken salad! Texas State Historical Marker No: 16115 1936 Bronze Plaque Centennial Marker

Date: 4 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Was a beautiful park

Date: 4 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Great park to stop and relax at. The bluebonnets are fantastic here and the history of Baylor is well documented and taken care of.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

This little park is beautiful if you enjoy historical places! One of the first dates for me and my now husband!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

A must see for history buffs.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 5

Beautiful view of bluebonnets.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 3

Fantastic history, & signage. The live oaks are magical. The swingset somewhat ruin the ambiance

Date: 4 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Wonderful place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №175

Rating: 5

GO BAYLOR! SIC EM BEARS!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Son went to new baylor

Date: 5 years ago

Review №177

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №178

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №179

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №180

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №181

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 4

Love the huge oak trees and peace and quiet

Date: 5 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 4

Its worth a brief stop at to stretch and take some pics. Better if you read a little history about its significance before you stop by.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 4

Great parc.. stopped there and took great pictures with bluebonnets!!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Lovely, lot of Texas history.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 4

Friendly and informative staff.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 5

Always pleasant to visit during wildflower season, many varieties here on the grounds

Date: 5 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 5

Nice place to stop and picnic while seeing a little history.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 4

Nice park for wildflowers

Date: 5 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 4

Great history lesson

Date: 5 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 5

If you love history, you must stop here! Even if you arent a Baylor fan, the fields are full of wildflowers in the springtime, and the historic buildings are a wonderful piece of Texas history! The second-oldest remaining structure in Texas (circa 1824) is here! A must if you are in the area!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago