Operation Sites
Bear Creek Park
Houston TX
Bear Creek Park
Houston TX
The Houston QRP Club and the South Texas Balloon Launch Team regularly do field operations from sites in the Houston area. Our main site is at Bear Creek park near Eldridge and HWY-6. The secondary Site is at Ron Sparks Ranch (KG5RS) Here's some basic maps to assist you in locating the sites during our scheduled events.graphics and the Lat/Long of the various sites.
Main Operation Site Alternate Operation Site
The HQRP group uses this spot at Bear Creek Park as a primary operation location. Should the weather is “IFy” or the park be having special events we can move over to the alternative location shown above. Now remember it is not a reserved site so if you go to the site and someone else is there we have MANY alternative sites there. The G.P.S. locations are listed below so you can fly by wire to the site.
Please come out and say hello if you want to and see our operating site! Afterwards we may all head out for some lunch.
Directions to the site:
The park is located between State Highway 6 and Eldredge parkway and just south of Clay road. The best entrances are on Clay road and off of Eldredge. The G.P.S. locations are at the following:
Clay Road Entrance: N 29 50.165' W 95 36.644'
Eldredge Road Entrance: N 29 49.200' W 95 36.639'
Highway 6 Entrance: N 29 48.801' W 95 38.711'
The Site is located just off Goldbow Drive on Liere Lane at: N 29 49.496' W 95 37.914'
Please come out and say hello if you want to and see our operating site! Afterwards we may all head out for some lunch.
Directions to the site:
The park is located between State Highway 6 and Eldredge parkway and just south of Clay road. The best entrances are on Clay road and off of Eldredge. The G.P.S. locations are at the following:
Clay Road Entrance: N 29 50.165' W 95 36.644'
Eldredge Road Entrance: N 29 49.200' W 95 36.639'
Highway 6 Entrance: N 29 48.801' W 95 38.711'
The Site is located just off Goldbow Drive on Liere Lane at: N 29 49.496' W 95 37.914'
Spark's Ranch
Brookshire TX
Ron Spark's Ranch
2655 Church Rd
Brookshire, TX 77423
2655 Church Rd
Brookshire, TX 77423