Cattail Marsh Scenic Wetlands & Boardwalk — Attraction in Beaumont

Not sure who to provide feedback to but the trails from the Trryell Park are terrible, whereas it could be very good with common sense work. Hiking from the right of this sign, found more I guess maintenance roads unnecessarily disturbing trail ambience along with perhaps commercial business along side trail. The trail ends along side road/oil pipeline forcing you back track to starting point. Not sure if even one of these loops are complete and even the one signage was wrong on the trail. Either lack of caring or money to take care of money producing golf course could be cause since this is obvious. Even trail to observation platform was a joke and lacked clear path or signage. The obsolute worse rating of my national trip having visited 14 national and 8 states...

So if you're looking for a place where you can walk around and safely view Wild alligators for free... this is the place! You can also ride bikes or walk your dog on a leash or do some bird watching. There are dirt roads that are decently maintained and they are raised up probably eight to ten feet above the level of the water where the Gators are with about a 45° slope down to the water that is usually mowed. You can walk for miles and not ever have to backtrack because of how big the place is and how many different roads there are running through it. You do have to be careful because some of the Gators will respond if you mess with them...don't ask me...

When I woke up to a cool morning in early September, I knew it was the perfect day to do the 5 mile Blue Heron Loop at the marsh. It was the perfect morning. The trail changes scenery enough to remain interesting and you will see tons of wildlife. Keep your eyes on your feet, as a few times I passed within literal feet of a gator before I noticed them. This trail is not shaded so make sure you wear a hat or avoid the hottest times of the day/year. There are also benches about every mile to rest at but no trash cans. Be prepared to pack out any trash you may generate. Trails are mostly...