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SUMMARY:A Hike in Big Creek Scenic Area
LOCATION:Big Creek Scenic Area, Forest Service Road 217 · Shepherd, TX
DESCRIPTION:A Hike in Big Creek Scenic Area\n\n05/09/26 09:00 AM CST\n - 05/09/26 10:00 AM CST\Description:\nSaturday, May 9, 2026, 9 am, the Houston Sierra Club will hike 3 miles in Big Creek Scenic Area (BCSA) in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF). For 64 years BCSA has provided a scenic view of the Big Thicket. This will be a leisurely paced hike focused on what we can see in the forest.\n\nBring a daypack, 3 qts water, lunch, snacks, insect repellent, hat, camera, and field guides. Long pants and closed-toed shoes are required due to insects/briars/poison ivy. Group size for this outing is limited to 15 people and your leader. No pets/firearms/radios. Cell phones will be turned off/placed on vibrate to enjoy solitude/quiet/natural sounds. It will be hot!\n\nA Sierra Club sign-in agreement/liability waiver must be signed by all participants. The link below has the participant sign-in agreement/liability waiver. Please read this before the outing so we sign-in quickly and begin the outing. [Sign-Up Sheet 2-2020.pdf (sierraclub.org)](https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/range-of-light-group/PDFs/Sign-Up%20Sheet%202-2020.pdf).\n\Location:\nBig Creek Scenic Area\nForest Service Road 217 · Shepherd\n, TX
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A Hike in Big Creek Scenic Area<br /><br />05/09/26 09:00 AM CST - 05/09/26 10:00 AM CST<br />Description:<br /><p>Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9 am, the Houston Sierra Club will hike 3 miles in Big Creek Scenic Area (BCSA) in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF). For 64 years BCSA has provided a scenic view of the Big Thicket. This will be a leisurely paced hike focused on what we can see in the forest.</p>

<p>Bring a daypack, 3 qts water, lunch, snacks, insect repellent, hat, camera, and field guides. Long pants and closed-toed shoes are required due to insects/briars/poison ivy. Group size for this outing is limited to 15 people and your leader. No pets/firearms/radios. Cell phones will be turned off/placed on vibrate to enjoy solitude/quiet/natural sounds. It will be hot!</p>

<p>A Sierra Club sign-in agreement/liability waiver must be signed by all participants. The link below has the participant sign-in agreement/liability waiver. Please read this before the outing so we sign-in quickly and begin the outing. [Sign-Up Sheet&nbsp;<a href="http://2-2020.pdf/" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">2-2020.pdf</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://sierraclub.org/" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">sierraclub.org</a>)](<a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/range-of-light-group/PDFs/Sign-Up%20Sheet%202-2020.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/range-of-light-group/PDFs/Sign-Up%20Sheet%202-2020.pdf</a>).</p>
<br />Location:<br />Big Creek Scenic Area<br />Forest Service Road 217 · Shepherd<br />, TX 
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