Category: Outdoor Adventures
This beautiful garden is modeled after the original Shakespeare Garden in England. Built to complement the Texas Shakespeare Festival, each of the plants and shrubs grown is referenced in one of Shakespeare’s plays. Open daily, the garden is located at Brook Drive and US Highway 259 on the Kilgore College Campus. Admission is free.
Kilgore, Texas is the perfect setting for this top rated, highly regarded 9 hole golf course. Situated in the heart of East Texas amongst the Piney Woods it offers a picturesque yet challenging course for golfers of all ages and skill levels.
The Kilgore Splash Park was funded by the challenge grant of Mayor Ronnie Spradlin and matched by the generous donations of local residents and businesses. It officially opened as the Lazy Splash Ranch on April 28, 2018.
The Creekside Trail opened in October 2018 and is the first phase of the Kilgore Trails System. The 2.58 miles of winding path takes walker, runners and bikers through beautiful woods alongside Bighead Creek. Trail heads are located at Stone Rd, Houston St and Dudley Rd, with an access point also available at Moccasin Trl.
This half-block in downtown Kilgore is a unique, one of a kind place that pays tribute to the town’s oil boom days. The block had 24 wells that pumped more than 2.5 million barrels of oil over a 30 year period.
If you love taking your ATV out for a ride no matter the weather conditions, stop by Rabbit Creek Offroad your next free weekend!
Over 672 acres with a beautiful 10-acre lake. This nature spot is an industrial park, but that doesn’t stop it from being totally picturesque.