Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
Attractions near Pleasant Hill
The nearest draw to Pleasant Hill: Big Thicket National Preserve, 21 mi away
Visits to Big Thicket National Preserve run to about 228K a year. No place to visit is mapped inside Pleasant Hill; 3 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in a national preserve, a national forest and a zoo & aquarium. Set 46 mi out, Caddo Mounds State Historic Site makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Big Thicket National Preserve
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 21 mi south
Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Finding your way
Sam Houston National Forest, 35 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Pleasant Hill. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
6 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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3Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
5Mast Arboretum
At Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Pleasant Hill →
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Photo credits
Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Caddo Mounds State Historic Site: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Stone Fort Museum: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain
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