Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge — Attraction in Liberty

I was drawn for a hunt in the Brierwood Unit and spent 5 days hiking throughout the property in late November. There's one main trail that circles the property and is about 15 yards wide. The trail meanders up and down small hills and through several creek beds (most were dry while I was there). There are several offshoots from the main trail that you won't find on the trailhead map that cut through the property. There are hog signs everywhere and they have rooted up the main trail and the areas around it considerably.

There's no restroom, water, or facilities of any kind out there. GPS and cell signals are spotty at best. Once you get down into the thickest cover your GPS will be pretty useless, but I found that marking my trail using OnX and using Google Maps and my handheld GPS periodically helped me stay pretty close to my intended path. There are a few benches along the trail for you to rest. For the hunters out there, this is a great place to chase hogs, but a terrible spot for deer. You should definitely bring big spray and wear waterproof hiking boots. In addition to harvesting three pigs, I averaged walking six miles per day. I could have easily spent another week in there just looking around and enjoying the solitude. With the exception of the one time that I came across another hunter, and when I walked outside the boundaries of the south side of the property, I never saw another person.

The place is mostly clean and quiet. One day several dogs from the closest neighborhood ruined my hunt (two miles into the woods and way off the trail). I later saw them scavenging a hog carcass and chasing buzzards. Interestingly, there are numerous capsized boats in the creek and in the woods. You will also come across random junk that has washed up during floods or been left (some of it years ago) by visitors. Everything from tires to kids toys to office chairs can be found in one place or another.

If you want to run a trail, escape from people, or watch ducks on the creek or hogs run through the forest, this place is...

Spectacular place to fish on a green swampy lake. The birding trail is surrounded by rivers and many trees. At the very end of the bird trail (about 40 mins walk) you can sit and watch the river/lake around you.

I saw a painted bunting here - I was so amazed as it is most the tropical thing I’ve seen in Texas thus far… there were only about 10 birds but still saw some new lifers. I saw much more butterflies. Walking only bird trail. Few parking spots available. I seen a lot of fishers on the weekend. There is an area to sit and just enjoy the lake. One of the best thing about this place is it’s free 😁 bring bug...

Heat wave not withstanding, an unusual wildlife refuge. Our visit was prompted by moth night out but we wanted more and chose to walk some trails in the unit next to Liberty Municipal Park. Saw one feral hog and lots of spiders. Breezes near the pond made the heat more tolerable, deeper into the woods was more still and hotter. These woods are in bottomland so best walked after...