Trailwood Village

History and development

TVCA describes Trailwood, founded in 1971, as the first village in Kingwood. Source

Kingwood was a joint venture of Exxon subsidiary Friendswood Development Company and King Ranch; Trailwood is its oldest village, with first homes completed in 1971. Source

When development began, Trailwood Village Drive was the only street and was paved on one side only; the Trailwood pool was dedicated in March 1971. (Chron article, undated.). Source

The village marked its 50th anniversary in 2021 by hanging historical photos, maps and documents in the community room. Source

Early-1970s photos show a Trailwood billboard on US 59 and a Village Square shopping spot off Crystal Springs; that site is now used by Kingwood United Methodist Church's Society of St. Stephens. Source

Foster Elementary, at 1800 Trailwood Village Drive, opened in 1971 as the first elementary school in Kingwood; a roughly $44 million rebuild reopened August 12, 2026. Source

Housing and architecture

HAR 2025 facts: 789 single-family properties, median year built 1974, median home size 2,576 sq ft, median lot 11,020 sq ft. Source

HAR also lists a separate townhome subdivision, Trailwood Village T/H 02 U/R, averaging 1,974 sq ft and built around 1977. Source

Everyday life and location

• Trailwood Pool and community roomWithin the village · 2029 Thousand Pines Dr, Kingwood, TX
• Tangle Lake ParkWithin the village · off Tangle Lake (no street number published)
• Village Green ParkWithin the village · near Woodland Hills Dr, between Kingwood United Methodist and Holy Comforter Lutheran
• Trailwood greenbelt (paved, about 1 mile)Within the village
• Deer Ridge Park (KSA)Nearby · just south of Trailwood via greenbelt (no street address on source)
• Foster Elementary (Humble ISD)Within the village · 1800 Trailwood Village Dr, Kingwood, TX

Trailwood Pool is at 2029 Thousand Pines Dr., reached from Trailwood Village Dr. or Woodland Hills Dr.; it is run by Kingwood Community Pool Company. Source

A Trailwood pool tag also admits residents to 15 other Kingwood-area pools under the KSA joint pool agreement. Source

A rentable community room for TVCA members sits on the west side of the pool complex at 2029 Thousand Pines Dr. Source

Trailwood has a paved, mile-long greenbelt through a wooded corridor with three pocket parks and many access points to streets and neighboring villages. Source

Tangle Lake Park, off Tangle Lake, has open play space, a playground, swings, picnic tables and a GaGa ball pit; a new playground opened March 2021. Source

Village Green Park sits near Woodland Hills Drive between Kingwood United Methodist and Holy Comforter Lutheran churches and was being redesigned with lawn games, horseshoes and bocce. Source

KSA's Deer Ridge Park lies just south of Trailwood via the greenbelt, with ball fields, tennis and basketball courts, sand volleyball, stables and a pond. Source

Association and ownership

Trailwood has six platted sections (I-VI), each with its own deed restrictions; gated areas Deer Ridge Estates and Deer Cove are also referenced. Source

Architectural Control approval is required for additions, new roofs, fences, paint, driveway extensions, TV reception devices and tree removal (tree removal exempt in Section 1); one form per improvement, filed through KAM. Source

Exterior paint must follow a recorded Exterior Color Policy; several TVCA policies were updated Jan. 25, 2022 to reflect new Texas association laws. Source

The 2026 TVCA assessment is $460 (unchanged from 2025), due Jan. 1 and late after Jan. 31; it covers both the HOA fee and the trails fee that other villages bill separately. Source

Deed restrictions allow two village garage sales a year (spring and fall). Source

Trailwood greenbelt trails are maintained by the Kingwood trail association rather than a village trail association, the only such exception in Kingwood. Source

Community Impact (May 2020) reported Trailwood Village includes 790 single-family homes. Source

Assessments, rules and management change. Get current figures and the deed restrictions from the association or the title company before your option period ends.

Schools

Trailwood Village is in Humble ISD. School assignments are set by address and can change each year, so confirm with the district’s lookup tool before you rely on a campus. See my Kingwood schools guide for the official tools.

Village resources list Foster Elementary, Kingwood Middle and Kingwood Park High (Humble ISD); a 2026 listing on Thousand Pines Dr. shows the same assignments. Verify by address. Source

Drainage and flood history

In Feb. 2020 TVCA reported HCFCD Harvey repairs to the drainage channel along the village's west boundary. Source

In Sept. 2023 the City of Houston presented proposed drainage improvements and a detention pond to TVCA, noting repeat flooding in the modeled area; the board was still reviewing it in Nov. 2023. Source

In July 2025 the Humble ISD board added underground detention to the Foster Elementary rebuild. Source

A village name cannot tell you an individual home’s flood risk. Use the tools in my flood and drainage guide for the specific address.