A Hike in Big Creek Scenic Area

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.

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!

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 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).

If you have COVID symptoms or are sick don’t come! We want everyone to be safe. We’ll be with individuals who are vaccinated or unvaccinated so it’s your choice to participate on this outing.

For voluntary carpools and a caravan to BCSA meet in Houston on the W side of Starbucks in Meyerland Plaza at 7:30 am sharp! Look for a gray Honda CRV hybrid (WMP 3632). We’ll meet at the BCSA parking lot in SHNF at 9 am. Directions to BCSA are:

1. From Hou, 50 miles N on I-69 to Cleveland;
2. Exit FM 2025, turn lt onto FM 2025, go N 10 m to FM 2666;
3. Turn rt onto FM 2666, go E 2.5 miles, and turn lt onto Forest Road (FR) 221;
4. Go N on FR 221 about 1.5 m to FR 217, turn rt;
5. Go E on FR 217 1 m, turn lt into BCSA parking lot.

Contact Brandt Mannchen via the Houston Sierra Club Outings Meet-up site, 281-570-7212, or [brandt_mannchen@comcast.net](mailto:brandt_mannchen@comcast.net).