Azalea Trail
- Directions: In Lufkin, enter
at Grace Dunn Richardson Park, off Loop 287 in
south Lufkin, or from Kiwanis Park on Timberland
Drive.
- Description: Hiking trail
1.5 miles one way. Riparian area supporting
abundance of forest species
- Owner: City of Lufkin
- Notable species: Barred Owl,
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Great Crested and Scissor-tailed flycatchers,
Hermit and Wood Thrushes, Swainson's Warbler,
Nesting birds: White-eyed, Red-eyed and
Yellow-throated Vireo's Northern Parula,
Yellow-throated, Pine, Black-and-White and
Hooded Warblers, Common Yellowthroat and Summer
Tanager, Great area for Spring and Fall
migrants, Winter
Sparrows: Chipping, Lincoln's and
White-Throated.
- Season: All
- Excellent
urban hiking area.
Ellen Trout Zoo
& Lake
- Directions: In north Lufkin,
beside Loop 287 near Angelina County Exposition
Center.
- Description: Walking trail
loops around the 31-acre lake and through a
mixed pine-hardwood forest.
- Owner: City of Lufkin
- Notable species: Great area
for spring and fall migrants, winter ducks
including: Hooded Merganser, Gadwall,
Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, Northern
Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Wood Duck, American
Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and Ruddy Duck.
- Season: Winter, Spring,
fall.
- Special Notes: Area includes
one of Texas' best small-city zoos. Picnic
areas,
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Angelina College
Forest Fitness Trail
- Directions:
Located on northwest corner of campus of
Angelina College, east of US 59 in south Lufkin.
- Description:
One mile trail meanders through a 20 acre mixed
pine-hardwood forest.
- Owner:
Angelina College
- Notable
Species: Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow-billed
Cuckoo, Barred Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Nesting birds:
Acadian Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher,
Wood Thrush, White-eyed Vireo, Yellowed-throated
Vireo, Northern Parula, Yellow-throated, Pine,
and Swainson's Warblers and Sumer tanager.
- Season: All
- Special Notes:
Bird checklilsts available at trail head.
Urban Wildscape
Trail, Lufkin
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