Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

If you are in the area

This was a pleasant walk in a smallish refuge. We saw a decent amount of wildlife considering the site’s size and the number of people moving through it. Is this a go out of your way to visit refu...

1st Saturday of 2021 beautiful sunny and mid-50s degrees 5 mile hike

This was a beautiful 1st Saturday of the year 5-mile hike through this marsh refuge. It is about 2.5 miles out to Bayou Lacombe (a picture of the bayou at the end of the trail is attached), and then 2...

Great Place to Get Close to Nature - or Launch a Boat

Boy Scout Road Boardwalk: The boardwalk is a nice, well maintained boardwalk loop through 1/2 mile of Cypress Bayou going from the parking lot along the bayou and connecting to Boy Scout Road a short...

Some choices for outdoor recraetion

Some walking trails, kayaking/canoeing birding. The refuge is kinda scattered out and not really well marked with directions from the main highway. Nice visitor center, but only open Thursday, Friday ...

Lovely walk

What a beautiful walk. Walk among the camelias and the azaleas. Spring and late fall are the best. Sat by the pond and watched the turtles. Peaceful, quiet and lovely.