The Big Thicket National Preserve announced that Birdwatchers, Woodlands and Big Sandy Trails are closed as crews work to clear downed trees and other potential hazards.

This activity is part of the Big Thicket Association’s kick-off celebration to recognize the Big Thicket National Preserve’s 50th Anniversary, which will take place in October 2024.

Just 32 miles from Beaumont, the Big Thicket National Preserve in Southeast Texas encompasses more than 113 acres with many ecosystems, plants and wildlife. Here are five things to know about the ...

Acting Superintendent Edward Comeau announced today that due to significant storm activity and record setting rains in the region, many of the hiking trails and paddling trails throughout the ...

She joined a small but faithful group of conservationists who flooded politicians with facts, dragged them out into the deep woods, cajoled, begged and preached to them until the Big Thicket ...

Robert Avery There on a wooden box door that used to house sign-in sheets for hikers, the cryptic message read: “Don’t go down this trail.” My first thought when I saw the message was ...

Southeast Texans gathered at the Big Thicket National Preserve earlier this month to celebrate the natural attraction's 50th birthday. The Preserve offered presentations about the Big Thicket ...

Or hike along the 40 miles of hiking trails. Start your day at the Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor Center, open for ...

Day Trips: Sundew Trail in the Big Thicket, Kountze Take a walk in one of the most biodiverse landscapes in the world By Gerald E. McLeod, Fri., Aug. 14, 2015 ...

BIG THICKET, TEXAS: Located in eastern Texas, not far from the Gulf of Mexico and near the Louisiana line, is a hodgepodge of junglelike rivers, blackwater bayous, swamps, and savannas called the ...