Phillips Thicket

Phillips Thicket: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Phillips Thicket

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Phillips Thicket — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.46548, -93.97712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phillips Thicket

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~59 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~61 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cougar Country Lake · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~5 km
• Bear Mans Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~17 km
• Caney Head · viewpoint · Hardin · ~23 km
• Call Church of God in Christ · fort · Newton · ~26 km
• Ice House Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Hardin · ~29 km
• Brushy Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Phillips Thicket

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Phillips Thicket

• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston Jones State Park · sanctuary · Calcasieu Parish · ~89 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~97 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sabine National Forest · sanctuary · Sabine · ~149 km · Must-see
• Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center · sanctuary · Calcasieu Parish · ~56 km
• McLean Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~56 km
• Central Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~57 km

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