As retired biologists and forest preserve volunteers at home we are interested in biological diversity so found Big Thicket trails near Lumberton-Kountze extremely interesting. This early in the season (early April) no ticks or mosquitos. Turkey Creek Unit-Kirby Trail and Pitcher Plant Trail: Highlights of the trip. The ranger at the Visitor Center north of Kountze recommended the Pitcher Plant... More

What an easy way to get in touch with nature! My husband and I enjoyed a picnic near the visitors center and then took a relaxing hike. We are looking forward to trying other trails in the future.

The Big Thicket is a good sized area of everything good about East Texas. Cultural history here is deeply in trenches. More important is the natural history of the area. This is the last place where the Ivory Billed Woodpecker was actually SEEN. It is a unique Eco system and home to all manner of interesting wildlife. It would take... More

We went to Big Thicket as casual birders and hoped to see some upland birds. No luck! We took a couple of excellent walks in the woods -- Kirby was particularly nice with long, easy, well-maintained trails through a variety of different habitats -- but saw only a dozen birds, and most of them were elusive little jobs flying off... More

Thankfully the National Park System has preserved this wonderfully fascinating landscape from the ravages of.... well....Texas. There is little to do in Beaumont so grab a canoe rental, some binoculars and put on some sturdy shoes to head into Big Thicket.

The Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas is divided into many separate units located in Hardin, Tyler, and Polk Counties, to the north and northwest of Beaumont, TX. The visitor center is located near Village Mills, TX, off of US 69, and US 287, about 35 miles northwest of Beaumont. I had visited there before, and on my most... More

Note that I am reviewing the Big Thicket National Preserve as a whole, and not just any one particular park within the Big Thicket. Throughout the various mostly smallish towns that border or exist within the Big Thicket, there are many individual parks, some of which you may have to pay to enter, I'm not sure. Most of these parks... More

This is a great place for kids and adults. There is a variety of well displayed information and lots of interaction for the kids and kids at heart. There is also a free movie theater with numerous educational and entertaining films. If you haven't been, you are missing out on a lot of very informative history and ecology of the... More

This is a subtropical forrest with many things to see some of which are very rare and only found here.