Category: hiking

Village Creek State Park: Bike Trail

Village Creek State Park: Bike Trail Lumberton, TX. Village Creek State Park, which opened in 1994, contains 1,090 acres and borders Village Creek. Walking the Bike Trail is not a long hike and will give you a glance into the Texas Big Thicket. Trail Information Length: 1.2 miles Skill Level: Easy Season: Year-round Share on […]

Sam Houston National Forest: Stubblefield North Hike Trail

Sam Houston National Forest: Stubblefield North Hike Trail New Waverly, TX. The Sam Houston National Forest is one of four national forests in Texas. It contains more than 163,000 acres and is located between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. Archeological evidence that dates back 7,000 years has been found in a number of sites in […]

Trail Between the Lakes

Trail Between the Lakes Pineland, TX. Sabine National Forest is one of only four national forests in the state. Its 160,000-plus acre count is cumulative, not contiguous; it is a hodgepodge of forest service land interspersed with private tracts.  Trail Information Length: 28 miles Skill Level: Moderate Season: Best in Spring Share on Facebook Tweet […]

Challenger Seven Memorial Park: Boardwalk Trail

Challenger Seven Memorial Park: Boardwalk Trail Webster, TX. This hike takes you from the campgrounds around the Challenger Learning Center to a part of park that has very few people. You pass a fishing lake, hike on a boardwalk, and visit wetlands next to Clear Creek, a natural tributary that empties into Clear Lake, which […]

Chinquapin Trail

Chinquapin Trail Huntsville, TX. The Chinquapin Trail, located in Huntsville State Park and adjacent to Sam Houston National Forest, is a hot spot for hikers, trail runners, and many mountain bikers. It crosses several fascinating habitats typical of the East Texas Pineywoods. The Chinquapin Trail surrounds the 210-acre Lake Raven, the centerpiece of Huntsville State […]

Sea Rim State Park

Sea Rim State Park is composed of 4,141.1 acres of marshland, and 5.2 miles of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico. The park is located in Jefferson County, just south of Port Arthur. The property was acquired in 1972, from Planet Oil & Mineral Corporation and Horizon Sales Corporation. The park opened to the public […]

Lake Livingston

Lake Livingston Livingston, TX. An easy day hike through the woods of Lake Livingston State Park. Attractions include a lake and flourishing woods. Trail Information Length: 4 miles Skill Level: Easy Season: Fall – Spring Share on Facebook Tweet on twitter Share on google+ Pin to pinterest

Sam Houston National Forest: Richards Loop Trail

Sam Houston National Forest: Richards Loop Trail Richards, TX. The Sam Houston National Forest is one of four national forests in Texas. It contains more than 163,000 acres and is located between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. Archeological evidence that dates back 7,000 years has been found in a number of sites in the national […]

Lake Livingston State Park

Lake Livingston State Park is located one mile southwest of Livingston. The park is composed of 635.5 acres along the shores of Lake Livingston, an 84,800 acre reservoir. The park property was acquired in 1971 and was opened to the public in 1977. The park is near the ghost town of Swartwout, a steamboat landing […]

Purtis Creek State Park

Purtis Creek State Park is composed of 1,582.4 acres in Henderson and Van Zandt counties. The property was acquired in 1977 from private owners and opened to the public in 1988. The area was once roamed by the Wichita and Caddo Indians. To the east of the park is a cliff over hang that was […]

Sheldon Lake State Park

Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center is a 2,800 acre outdoor education and recreation facility located in northeast Harris County. The park is split into two units and provides access to the 1,200 acre Sheldon Lake. Eight hundred acres of Sheldon Lake are permanently inundated, while 400 acres are marsh and swamp land. […]

Caddo Forest Trail

Caddo Forest Trail Karnack, TX. Caddo Lake is the idyllic cypress swamp with its mix of bayous and sloughs covering over 26,000 acres and the perfect place for Bigfoot to go for some R&R. It is the only naturally formed lake in Texas. A natural logjam, the Great Raft, may have formed the bulk of […]

Lake Tawakoni State Park

Lake Tawakoni State Park is composed of 376.3 acres in Hunt County. The property was acquired in 1984 and authorized through a 50 year lease agreement with the Sabine River Authority, which operates the 36,700 surface-acre reservoir and Iron Bridge Dam, on the headwaters of the Sabine River. The area was originally home to the […]

Big Thicket National Preserve Announces Summer 2017 Ranger-led Program Schedule

KOUNTZE, Texas– The staff of Big Thicket National Preserve invites you to explore the thicket by taking advantage the many ranger-led programs being offered in the months of May, June, July and August. From canoe trips on Village Creek to frog hikes, a presentation on the area’s history and night hikes through the thicket, park […]

Sam Houston National Forest: South Wilderness Trail

Sam Houston National Forest: South Wilderness Trail New Waverly, TX. The Sam Houston National Forest is one of four national forests in Texas. It contains more than 163,000 acres and is located between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. Archeological evidence that dates back 7,000 years has been found in a number of sites in the […]

Galveston Island State Park

Galveston Island State Park is a paradise located on the west end of Galveston Island. The park is within the Galveston city limits and in Galveston County. The park is composed of 2,013.1 beautiful acres overlooking both beach and bayside terrain. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the site was acquired in […]

Dangerfield

Dangerfield State Park, in Morris County southwest of Texarkana, is a 506.913-acre recreational area, including an 80-surface-acre lake. The area was the center of the iron industry in Texas, and original improvements were made by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Springtime in the park brings amazing sights throughout the park’s rolling hills as the dogwoods, […]

Martin Dies, Jr. State Park

Martin Dies, Jr. State Park was known as Dam B State Park until 1965. The park is a 705 acre area in Jasper and Tyler counties, located between Woodville and Jasper on the 15,000 acre B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir. The property was acquired under a 50-year lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 […]

Sam Houston National Forest

Sam Houston National Forest is located 50 miles north of Houston, within Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Walker counties. The Sam Houston National Forest has 161,508 acres with 47,609 acres in Montgomery County, 59,746 acres in San Jacinto County, and 54,153 acres in Walker County.  The forest is administered with the other three national forests located […]