We 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Really great place, dont feel like its getting the funding it deserves to expand and draw more visitors.

Neat museum that runs on donations. Nice gift shop.

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!!

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.

Nice place. Free to visit, they do take donations. Clean restrooms. Staff was very friendly.

This was a really cool museum and the items they have are exceptional.

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.

It was very enjoyable. I loved the history about the mills and logging.

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!

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

My 2 year old son loved this place.

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!

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.

Lots of neat stuff good tour guides

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

Awesome place & great staff, the kids had a blast.

Awesome exhibit and you can book the childrens wing for a birthday party.

Friendly, fun, free educational hands-on experiences for the kids!

Would like to visit again soon. Nice place

Amaxing staff and an interesting little museum

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.

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.

The boys and I love coming back to this place every year we visit.

So much more than I knew. Awesomeness

Everyone who passes through Lufkin should visit the forestry museum. Beautiful building with great history of the industry and the pioneers that built it.

Lots to learn in an easy fun way

The museum is wonderful and educational and has a lot of stuff for the children to do

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.

Nice little museum, very informatitve about the history of forestry in East Texas.

Its a great to carry your kids

No cost for a visit. Surprising interesting information. Nice family outing.

Pleasant, knowledgeable staff. Informative and engaging exhibits. Well thought out. Great chance to learn about the region and our commerical history.

Fun little side adventure when going to the zoo!

A great place to take your children.

Loved this little place had some really nice things Id never seen before.

Great place to bring kids.

Better than I expected. Kids had a great time.

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!

Great museum fun time and experience

Great event for the kids

So much to do and completely free!

Poorly done, no flow, however.... Would be fun for small children if done during a scheduled program.

Nice small museum with lots of interesting facts and extremely friendly helpful staff

Lots to look at and learn for all ages. Well done and interesting for a couple of hours

Very nice price is right its free loved it

Big experience with the safe and comfy vibe of small location with small children. Awesome folks work here.

Really awesome place to take the kids

Awesome place and it free

Fantastic museum. Incredible displays, and the trains ouside were awesome.

Fantastic place, grandchildren loved it. Great information about forestry

Kids loved this place!

Good stuff

Great museum of Deep East Texas woodland history.

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.

The grandkids loved the nature trail! Inside is very informative.

Nice place to visit and purchase items.

Good place for history of the local piney woods. Children enjoy it.

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.

Nice outdoor area with a train you can climb around on and a shady trail to walk.

A real nice history of the region

We had a great time and highly recommend this place.

Its not a very big place, but was pretty cool!

Great place. Family friendly and educational.

Wonderful museum with lots of interesting artifacts!

There are lots of old stuff there .

Good museum

Great museum with local history

Antique Forestry Equipment, Train nature trail, history of Forestry in East Texas.

Nice place to take children

Historic

Great Place

Awesome staff

Nice museum...not a ton for the kids to do but pretty cool for a rainy day.

Great!!!

Awesome place loved it

Fun and free.