Trinity River Audubon Center

You've heard the saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Well, before this 120-acre nature preserve and environmental education center opened in 2008, the area was home to the largest illegal dumping site in the state. Nowadays, the center (located ten miles south of downtown) serves as a gateway to the 6,000-acre Great Trinity Forest, the largest urban bottomland hardwood forest in North America. The area is home to a variety of wildlife all of which can be viewed along five miles of hiking trails that meander through forests, wetlands and blackland prairies. In addition to trails and picnic areas, there is a butterfly garden and a discovery garden. Note that at present, the visitor's center is closed to the public.