In Lufkin, Ellen Trout Zoo is the place to visit
Mapped inside Lufkin is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 3. There are 2 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a garden to choose from. Day-trippers head 42 mi out to Big Thicket National Preserve.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
Head to the north for most of the 3 on the list.
Orange: Lufkin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
After the one in town come 4 more within 60 miles.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
3Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
4Mast Arboretum
At Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
The places inside Lufkin lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Caddo Mounds State Historic Site: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Stone Fort Museum: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain
