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The Big Thicket [3] is the name given to a somewhat imprecise region of a heavily forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States. This area represents a portion of the mixed pine-hardwood forests or "Piney Woods" of the Southeast US. [4]
The national forest is managed on a multiple-use philosophy and are used for lumbering, grazing, oil production, hunting, and recreation. In fiscal year 1994, 93.8 million board feet of timber was harvested from the national forests in Texas, providing 2,098 jobs and $73,108,000 in income to the surrounding Texas communities.
It is primarily used for recreation, such as hiking, camping, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting. It is also used as grazing land for cattle and other livestock. Camping and other activities are free of charge. Visitors may camp in virtually any area of the park. Both pull-through and hike-in campsites are available.
Big Sandy Creek is a stream in Texas, United States. It rises in Polk County before flowing approximately 40 miles (64 km) southeast into Hardin County where it merges with Kimball Creek, forming Village Creek. [1] [2] Long sections of the creek pass through the Big Thicket National Preserve.
The park sits on the northern edge of the Big Thicket and south of where the Angelina River and Neches River meet. The two ecosystems contribute to the wide variety of plants and animals in the park. Common mammals in the park include white-tailed deer, raccoons, Virginia opossums, nine-banded armadillos, and three different squirrel species.
Palmetto-oak flats habitat in the Pine Island Bayou basin. Big Thicket National Preserve, Hardin Co. Texas (October 2019) The Pine Island Bayou drainage basin is the very heart of the Big Thicket. The basin is sometimes referred to as the "Traditional Thicket" or "The Old Bear Hunters' Thicket" and it has a high diversity of flora and fauna.
About 2 mi (3.2 km) north of McKinney Roughs' trailhead is the Happy Horse Hotel, a campground for equestrians. [37] At the park's visitor center, there is an exhibit featuring an aquarium displaying several fish species native to the Colorado River. [38] [39] The Mark Rose Natural Science Center at McKinney Roughs Nature Park.
Believing this tract of land to have been the site of the original mission, the land was purchased and gifted to the State of Texas. Mission Tejas State Park was originally constructed from 1934 to 1935 by Company 888 of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC constructed the park road, camping loop, a fire watch tower, and the original trails.