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Other Guides and Trips in Texas
Below are popular Other guides and trips in Texas that you can use to plan your next adventure. You can download guides, including a detailed map, description and points of interest for a small fee to your iPhone or Android.
Guides
Explore the wonders of of Isle du Bois on walking, biking, and equestrian trails. Enjoy camping, boating, and fishing.
Isle du Bois State Park - Lost Pines Nature Trail. Take a casual walk from the visitors center to the lake and back
People used to travel from all over for the healing waters of Mineral Wells. Now they'll visit town for this great trail
Explore this lesser-known, challenging disc golf course with course info, photos, and tips.
Trips
The Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens is an arborilogical dream with tree species from all over the world. This is just the first in what will likely be several trails through the Gardens. I will simply name them as this one but numbered separately.http://www.fwbg.org/You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for information on how to download the free ap to your iPhone or Android phone. Once you have...
The Capitol Trail of Trees - A Guide to the Historic and Significant Trees on the Texas Capitol Grounds - Welcome to the Texas Capitol Trail of Trees. This guide is designed to help you recognize and appreciate 25 tree species found on the historic Capitol grounds. The trail starts at the State Seal of Texas located on the steps just outside the south Capitol entrance door. The trees are marked with numbered...
A tree ID trail with a special surprise at the turn around point. Here you will find the second largest bur oak in the entire state of Texas. This was the largest until a few years ago when the new champ was found only a few miles away. Both are close to the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/benbrook/Natresources.asphttp://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/article.aspx?id=1336You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail...
This is the highest point in North Central Texas at about 900'. Used by Caddo Indians, Spanish explorers and even outlaws. Various old post oaks appear to be Indian marker trees and surely are old enough to have provided shade for these early inhabitants.This is on private property so you would need landowner permission to climb.http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rjp19http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12594/You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for information on how...
The Vineyards Campground East Loop Tree ID Trail
Grapevine, Texas, United States
Tree ID | 0.7 miles
Tree ID | 0.7 miles
The Vineyards is a really nice campground right in the middle of our huge metropolitan area, very close to DFW airport. It is located on Lake Grapevine and even has cabins available. These cabins are new and very clean. There are also hiking trails originating in the campground. All is run, and run well by the Grapevine Parks Department.http://www.vineyardscampground.com/You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for...
The Ft. Worth Nature Center is a must see for anyone who likes nature. It is an unusually large nature park for a municipality to own and operate. Mixes bottomland forests along with upland woodlands. There is also a pocket of winged elm (Ulmus alata) in the park, a very uncommon speacies for the DFW area.http://www.fwnaturecenter.org/http://www.naturecenterfriends.org/You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for information on how to...
Mineral Wells State Park Crosstimbers Tree ID Trail
Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
Tree ID | 0.5 miles
Tree ID | 0.5 miles
Lake Mineral Wells State Park is a fantastic 3,200 acre site within the Texas Parks & Wildlife system. It includes some very rugged terrain and some of the oldest trees in Texas. The ages of many of the trees have been verified through core samplings by the Ancient Cross Timbers Consortium out of the University of Arkansas (link below). There is also a small lake with good fishing where canoes may be...
Public trees listed in the Harris County Tree Registry (HCTR).
Relatively new park along the Trinity Trail system. http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XMR018-026http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/pineywoods/piney_west/clearfork/
Pioneer's Rest Cemetery Tree ID Trail
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Tree ID & History | 0.4 miles
Tree ID & History | 0.4 miles
This is one of the first cemeteries in Ft. Worth and contains many of the early settlers. It is located between the original fort (near current day county courthouse) and the trading post one mile away from the fort. This was the required minimal distance set by the U.S. Army so the soldiers did not have easy access to the "vices" available at trading posts.Tombstones here include some with born dates in...
Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens Champion Tree Trail
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Champion Trees | 0.8 miles
Champion Trees | 0.8 miles
The Texas Tree Trails maintains the Champion Tree list for the 25 county Dallas / Ft. Worth region. This trail is of the champion trees within the Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens. Most are not large trees in general but they are the largest of their kind in the region.http://texastreetrails.org/http://www.fwbg.org/You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for information on how to download the free ap to your iPhone...
1/2 Day Trip. Started at Rochelles Canoe and Kayak Rental on HWY 4, just north of Palo Pinto.
Kayaked down to the ten mile takout point.
Mineral Wells State Park Penitentiary Hollow Tree ID Trail
Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
Tree ID | 0.5 miles
Tree ID | 0.5 miles
Lake Mineral Wells State Park is a fantastic 3,200 acre site within the Texas Parks & Wildlife system. It includes some very rugged terrain and some of the oldest trees in Texas. The ages of many of the trees have been verified through core samplings by the Ancient Cross Timbers Consortium out of the University of Arkansas (link below). Another very interesting feature is a shagbark hickory tree which is growing there...
This is a cool little park right between Cowboys Stadium and the Texas Rangers Ballpark. Rangers were preparing for Game 3 of the 2010 World Series as I created this trail.http://www.arlingtontx.gov/park/guides/trails/trails_richardgreenelinear.htmlhttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=24200You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for information on how to download the free ap to your iPhone or Android phone. Once you have downloaded the ap, you can download the Tree Trail and walk the trail...
