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Attractions near Oakhurst

Worth the trip from Oakhurst: Big Thicket National Preserve, 32 mi off

Big Thicket National Preserve welcomes about 228K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Oakhurst. The mix takes in a national preserve, a national forest and a theme park. Allow a day for Washington-on-the-Brazos, 58 mi off.

Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
32 mi
Big Thicket National Preserve
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 32 mi southeast

Big Thicket National Preserve

Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

To the south is where most of the 3 lie.

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Orange: Oakhurst. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

You will find all 10 within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Oakhurst →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Washington-on-the-Brazos: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Caddo Mounds State Historic Site: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Funeral History: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Star of the Republic Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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