Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin
Categories
Location on the map
Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Restaurant
No
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
Phone: +1 936-632-9535
Site: https://www.treetexas.com/
Site: https://www.treetexas.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:10AM–5PM
- Tuesday:10AM–5PM
- Wednesday:10AM–5PM
- Thursday:10AM–5PM
- Friday:10AM–5PM
- Saturday:10AM–5PM
- Sunday:Closed
Comments (111)
Very cute place to bring the kids. Quite a bit for them to see and do. We could’ve stayed here all day! And it’s free!
We really enjoyed the museum. Admission is FREE but donations are gratefully accepted. We decided to check it out since it was too chilly to hike at the State Park. There is a great hands on area for the kids to play. My kids really enjoyed the train and vehicles on the backside of the property but it was really cold and we couldnt stay out in that weather for too long.
This is a really nice museum about the Forest industry in the area. Lots of things to see and learn. The little ones will love the big train outside and inside is a miniature railroad and they can play with the trains. The great thing is its Free, donations accepted.A good place to go with family and spend quality time together.
Free museum, can take a couple hours to go through. Interesting history of eastern Texas Piney Woods area and the timber and paper industry in the area. Good way to spend a rainy day
The museum is free and offers great exhibits on the history of forestry/logging in the area. We spent a lot more time here than I expected.
Great history lesson with a lot of interactive things for kids. I could picture living those times and how hard it must have been. Well worth the stop.
This museum was so fun for my kids, there was so much for them to explore and it was very clean! We will be making lots of trips back!
Neat museum that runs on donations. Nice gift shop.
Nice place. Free to visit, they do take donations. Clean restrooms. Staff was very friendly.
I often visited this museum as a child. The trains and other equipment are fun to tour, and once I was older, the info was pretty cool. Now they have tons of free activities for kids and families throughout the year plus some awesome camps.
Love this museum. The staff is constantly making improvement. They now have a gaga ball pit. My older kids love it. And there are lots of indoor activities if its too hot for outdoor play.
Interesting place with some Texas Forestry stories to tell.
Wonderfully done museum that is free. They do a great job of displaying all of the products that come from the forest and the hard work it takes to get them to market. The trains out back were a treat and the entire family lived it. Dont forget the short nature trail out back that labels dozens of trees and has interesting facts about them.
Excellent museum plenty of reading for the adults and hands on for kids. Plenty of things to explore and look at. If its nice weather make sure to go on the short hike and see the train and depot
This is a great discovery place for kids. Rotating exhibits inside keep things new and the outside play area had a gaga ball pit. It will keep babies to big kids busy for hours!
I may be a secret tree hugger!! So, I enjoyed what few displays were open. However, they were just starting a renovation project, and a significant portion of the museum was closed. But, cant complain with FREE admission.
What a neat little place! This is definitely a fun way to spend an afternoon, whether it be with kids or adults. Its really interesting reading about forestry in East Texas and seeing all the pictures. This museum is free to visit, all they ask for is donations if you have them. I usually donate a couple dollars whenever I go. Theres a little trail you can walk around on in the back, with markers showing you which tree is which, and you can even get in the old steam engine! Id recommend this if youre looking for an interesting, free thing to do in Lufkin.
Great place to take Grandson. There were activities for kids to do to draw in their interest at the museum as well.
I love this place, its free to enter, very informative, and has an interactive exhibit for children. Almost everything that has anything to do with trees and logging is at this museum. And although I went on a Saturday, for a while hour I was the only one in the museum. Im definitely coming back.
My grandbabies and I had an awesome time. Something different for us. 12 years late but finally visited it. Had a good time.
It was a great time! The information and museum pieces were interesting and engaging. I visited on 10FEB2020 and even with a portion of the inside of the museum closed for renovations it’s still fun.
Neat place to learn about forests and forest products. Kids can take a quiz while viewing the various exhibits within the museum and then get a prize for completing the quiz. Very educational.
We enjoyed it. Alot of interesting displays.
Great small museum.
I am going to make it again during open hours and visit with them. They have some very interesting equipment there that I would like to talk to them about. Everyone last night were very nice. At the top!!
Great way to spend an afternoon. We learned a LOT about the tree industry and its history. The logging train with caboose was Fantastic! Recommended!
Great small museum. The inside has a little bit of everything! Some nice historical pieces. Appreciate being able to actually get on the train and car and caboose!
The new building sucks but it is still the best Forestry Museum around. There is no nature trail anymore since they filed the insurance claim of all trees lost even though that trail was intact after the tornado. They just bulldozed the entire thing and made part of it a parking lot. But there are 5 Pokestops and a Pokegym.
Great museum.
Great place! Lots of activities for the kids!
Amaxing staff and an interesting little museum
Fascinating look at forestry in East texas, both the industry and the history. Exhibits for kids and adults.
Pleasant, knowledgeable staff. Informative and engaging exhibits. Well thought out. Great chance to learn about the region and our commerical history.
What an fun and educational place to go to lear about the logging industry from East Texas. Great place to bring kids with all the hands on things to do
Really great place, dont feel like its getting the funding it deserves to expand and draw more visitors.
Very good took my grandson and he enjoyed it
Awesome exhibit and you can book the childrens wing for a birthday party.
Great free museum focused on the local paper industry. They have a lot of machinery for harvesting treesThey even have a train station with a steam locomotive.
Everyone who passes through Lufkin should visit the forestry museum. Beautiful building with great history of the industry and the pioneers that built it.
The museum is wonderful and educational and has a lot of stuff for the children to do
Wonderful,, very nice people , cool exhibits
This has been here for my childhood. I have many fond memories of visiting.
This was a really cool museum and the items they have are exceptional.
Nice small museum with lots of interesting facts and extremely friendly helpful staff
Poorly done, no flow, however.... Would be fun for small children if done during a scheduled program.
Awesome place & great staff, the kids had a blast.
No cost for a visit. Surprising interesting information. Nice family outing.
Great event for the kids
Nice little museum, very informatitve about the history of forestry in East Texas.
Loved this little place had some really nice things Id never seen before.
It was very enjoyable. I loved the history about the mills and logging.
Nice museum...not a ton for the kids to do but pretty cool for a rainy day.
Friendly, fun, free educational hands-on experiences for the kids!
Fantastic place, grandchildren loved it. Great information about forestry
Nice outdoor area with a train you can climb around on and a shady trail to walk.
Fantastic museum. Incredible displays, and the trains ouside were awesome.
My 2 year old son loved this place.
Good place for history of the local piney woods. Children enjoy it.
The grandkids loved the nature trail! Inside is very informative.
Wonderful museum with lots of interesting artifacts!
The boys and I love coming back to this place every year we visit.
Great museum fun time and experience
Amazing upgrades made during coronavirus!!!
Its not a very big place, but was pretty cool!
Lots to look at and learn for all ages. Well done and interesting for a couple of hours
Would like to visit again soon. Nice place
Fun little side adventure when going to the zoo!
Lots of neat stuff good tour guides
Great Family Museum!!
Better than I expected. Kids had a great time.
Its a great to carry your kids
A great place to take your children.
Great museum of Deep East Texas woodland history.
Very nice price is right its free loved it
Great place. Family friendly and educational.
We had a great time and highly recommend this place.
Really awesome place to take the kids
Awesome place
Antique Forestry Equipment, Train nature trail, history of Forestry in East Texas.
Great place to bring kids.
My family loved it.
So much more than I knew. Awesomeness
Great museum with local history
So much to do and completely free!
Lots to learn in an easy fun way
Nice place to visit and purchase items.
Kids loved this place!
Nice place to take children
There are lots of old stuff there .
A real nice history of the region
Awesome place and it free
Awesome place loved it
Big experience with the safe and comfy vibe of small location with small children. Awesome folks work here.
Fun and free.
Good museum
Historic
Good stuff
Fascinating
Great!!!
Awesome staff
Great Place
Total reviews rating 4.8
111 Reviews for Texas Forestry Museum 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-21Love this neat place. My son and I can play in the kid zone for more than two hours every week. I especially love that most of the toys were made by staff in the museum and are kind of Montessori style. The staff make a great effort to keep the museum clean, fun, interactive and educational. The outside display is great too.
Review №2
2022-06-23While it is technically free donations are welcomed. They have a wonderful play area for the kids and we learned a lot during the walk through. Theres also a walking trail and activities outside. Its not too big so I didnt mind letting my children explore.
Review №3
2021-12-15We found this museum during our road trip to Houston. Kids had a great time there.Inside is very clean. Many activities for kids, especially for little transportation fans. (There are many cars, trucks indoor. ) There are also many trucks/trains outdoor. (But mosquitoes in summer)
Review №4
2022-04-20Went for a field trip with my adorable grandson Eli and daughter..I found it interesting and informative..I will be taking my other GrandBanchies 💜
Review №5
2022-01-29What a wonderful museum! Always neat and clean and never crowded. A lot of interesting exhibits and tons of information on logging and how it used to be done in the past. We truly enjoy coming here and will certainly be coming back again.
Review №6
2022-03-04This place is great and very educational, kids loved it .
Review №7
2022-06-06We were not at all expecting this place to be as wonderful as it was. The children and adults in our family loved this . I only wish I would have found it sooner. The older kids did a scavenger hunt and the younger couldnt get out of the hands on play room . Just a wonderful experience.
Review №8
2022-05-30Without having done research on this prior it was a bit smaller than I expected and lacked information on trees of the area I was hoping for.Thats not to say this was a bad museum, it does well for engaging children and provides history of the industry, life and products.I would recommend it if you are in the area. We made it a stop after Nacogdoches on our way to Caddo Lake.
Review №9
2022-05-06Our almost 2 and 4 year old loved this! They have a huge room with tons of kids toys and activities. It is beautiful and so well done!
Review №10
2019-12-09We had so much fun at the Texas Forestry Museum 😊 We showed up an hour before opening time... but we were not bored while waiting! We played in the nature park and trekked the trails. The inside was awesome as well. My husband and I loved the historical area of the museum, while the kiddos loved the hands on childrens area. After a day of exploring history, craft making and dressing up we left with some great memories.