Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
Attractions near Zavalla
29 mi from Zavalla, Big Thicket National Preserve leads the list
Around 228K people visit Big Thicket National Preserve each year. All of it lies outside: 4 places within 40 miles, none inside Zavalla. The commonest are a national preserve, a museum and a zoo & aquarium. Go 53 mi out for Caddo Mounds State Historic Site.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
29 mi
Big Thicket National Preserve
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 29 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
Mapped around Zavalla
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the northwest.
Orange: Zavalla. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Look within 60 miles for all 5 places listed.
2Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
3Mast 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.
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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
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