Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor Center

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About Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor Center

Start your trip here! Get free maps and information, meet a park ranger, and learn about the Big Thicket's plants, animals, and history. Staying awhile? Watch a short film in the theater and browse the bookstore. Outside, enjoy a shaded picnic and go for a short hike on the Longleaf Pine Trail.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 30 miles of Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor Center; the closest, Wildwood Heritage Museum & Library, is about 3 miles away.