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Attractions near Sour Lake

Spindletop, 21 mi from Sour Lake

Sour Lake has 23 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Big Thicket National Preserve draws about 228K visitors a year. A longer outing takes you to San Jacinto Monument, 49 mi off.

Attractions nearby
23
within 60 miles
The big one
3 mi
Big Thicket National Preserve
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 3 mi north

Big Thicket National Preserve

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

Out of town, most of the 12 are to the east.

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

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

The list runs to 23 places, all 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 Sour Lake → · Sour Lake’s history →

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

San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0 · Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Tautog: The original uploader was Bryan986 at English Wikipedia. Later versions were up, Public domain · Seawolf Park: (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released, Public domain · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Fire Museum of Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Beaumont Botanical Gardens: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0

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