Big Thicket National Preserve
Biosphere Reserve · Kountze, Texas
The first national preserve ever established in the National Park System, created on 11 October 1974 to protect a piece of Southeast Texas where nine distinct ecosystems collide — southeastern swamp, eastern hardwood forest, midwestern prairie, longleaf pine savanna and dry sandhill, all within a few miles of each other. UNESCO named it an International Biosphere Reserve in 1981. Cacti grow near cypress bayous, and four kinds of carnivorous plant grow wild.
6102 Farm to Market Road 420, Kountze, Texas, 77625, United States
Preserve open daily, dawn to dusk, FREE — no entrance fee at any unit. Visitor Center at 6102 FM 420, Kountze, 9 AM - 5 PM daily; closed 1 January, Thanksgiving and 25 December. ⚠ NO SINGLE ENTRANCE — fifteen units across seven counties. Start at the visitor centre for a map.
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