Name: Nature Walk: Learn About Longleaf!
Location: National Park Event Location

<h2>Join Ranger Nathan for a family-friendly stroll on the Longleaf Pine Trail!</h2>
Explore one of Big Thicket's most exciting ecosystems, the longleaf pine uplands, and check out the plants and animals that call it home. Along the way, learn how the preserve uses many tools to restore this area—including fire!
The walk is 1 mile roundtrip. Participants will have a chance to explore on their own after the program ends.
Meet at the visitor center flagpole. All ages welcome; no reservations required.

A park ranger talking to a family about longleaf pine trees while standing beside a young pine tree.

A long pathway lined with pine trees, with a few hikers in the distance observing the scenery.

Nature Walk: Learn About Longleaf!

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Life of all types abounds in the Big Thicket. This national preserve protects the incredible diversity of life found where multiple habitats meet in southeast Texas. Hiking trails and waterways meander through nine different ecosystems, from longleaf pine forests to cypress-lined bayous. It is a place of discovery, a place to wander and explore, a place to marvel at the richness of nature.

Leafless bald cypress trees and knees stand in a swamp filled with leaves and branches in winter.

Wintry Cypress Slough

Tupelo trees growing on the edge of a reflective pond in the woods in spring.

Beaver Slide Trail

A leaf-covered trail leading through a tree tunnel of dense green vegetation.

Kirby Nature Trail

A log cabin in a forest beneath a canopy of sprawling live oak trees.

Staley Cabin

A patch of palmettos glowing in warm afternoon sunlight in a forest.

Palmettos

Close-up of a carnivorous pitcher plant with the shadow of an insect inside.

Pitcher Plant

A woodpecker with bright red head clinging to a dead tree.

Red-Headed Woodpecker

A calm pond reflecting red, green, and yellow foliage of trees along its shore.

Collins Pond, Woodlands Trail

An iron bridge above a murky creek surrounded by dense woods.

Village Creek Bridge

Shadowy-looking cypress knees and their reflections in still water.

Cypress Knees

A wooden boardwalk meanders through a sunny forest of pines and ferns.

Sundew Trail

Big Thicket

Big Thicket National Preserve is open 24 hours. To camp in the preserve, you need a backcountry camping permit, available from the visitor center.

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