NOTICE: Glenwood Cemetery will be Closed on Tuesday, January 21 due to Inclement Weather
Please enter through the main gate off Washington Avenue.
Glenwood Cemetery is situated along Buffalo Bayou right outside of Downtown Houston. Established in 1871, Glenwood was laid out in the tradition of other “picturesque” rural cemetery parks of the 19th century. Glenwood’s expansive 88 acres are home to a beautiful assortment of trees, flowers, shrubbery, a variety of wildlife, and historic statuary.
If you are looking for beautiful outdoor green space in the Houston, TX area, Glenwood Cemetery is an ideal place to visit and reflect. We strive to create a quiet, peaceful setting for people to visit their loved ones and remember the good times they had together. Outdoor green space creates the perfect atmosphere for quiet reflection; natural settings reduce noise and air pollution and attract local wildlife for a peaceful background ambiance. Studies show a correlation between outdoor green space and mental health benefits. When you visit us to pay your respects to your departed loved one, Glenwood Cemetery invites you to take a moment to observe our local wildlife, beautiful trees, and the vast assortment of shrubbery and flowers that we have on the property.
Glenwood boasts an impressive collection of trees, with several on the Harris County Tree Registry, and two are champions- a mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa) in East Avenue and an eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) in Section C-3. Perhaps the most notable tree is a live oak aptly named The Cemetery Oak.
The beauty of the rolling topography, the majesty of the various tree species, and the picturesque scenes created by the compositions of planting, sculpture, and landform have remained the hallmarks of Glenwood through time and will continue to be so.
The first set of bird species listed are those of known occurrence in Glenwood in recent years; the second set are those that have doubtless occurred there but are not on the cemetery’s official bird list.
Among the other kinds of wildlife periodically using the Glenwood grounds are rabbits, squirrels, ducks, opossums, armadillos, raccoons, turtles, and snakes in addition to the ubiquitous coyote and clouds of butterflies.
Glenwood Cemetery
2525 Washington Avenue
Houston, Texas 77007
P: 713.864.7886
F: 713.864.6429
Cemetery Hours:
7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
