Montgomery County Preserve

1118 Pruitt Rd, The Woodlands, TX 77380, United States

Montgomery County Preserve

About the Company

rating: 4.5

Peaceful, wooded preserve featuring a variety of trails, wetlands, a sandy creek & lots of wildlife.

Categories

  • Nature preserve
  • Tourist attraction

Contact Information

Phone: +1 281-576-1634

Website: https://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_l_-_p/parks/montgomery_county_nature_preserve.php

Address: 1118 Pruitt Rd, The Woodlands, TX 77380, United States

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Reviews

Review №1

Rating: 5

Good

Date: a day ago

Review №2

Rating: 1

We had to turn back around less than 10 min into the walk. There were so many mosquitoes.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Great place to ride your bike, novice or experienced.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

What a cool place. Live half a mile away and had no idea this existed until last weekend. Its a great escape from feeling like you live in a city.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Awesome endless trails.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Great little hidden gem in the sorting area

Date: 7 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 3

There is a lot of hiking to be done but the scenery gets old fast.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 4

Great place to walk &;stretch your legs for an hour.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 1

Stopped to go for a walk. Creeped walked up the trail with his genitals just hanging out as he walked by me. I then passed another guy who looked super sketchy. I went straight back to my car, but the first guy turned around a followed me. In the parking lot, there were two men just sitting in their cars watching people. I would not go here alone!

Date: 10 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Very nice!

Date: 11 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

My go-to place for trail running in The woodlands

Date: a year ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Great area to walk around and see nature .

Date: a year ago

Review №18

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №19

Rating: 4

The trails are clean and maintained but the signs are long past their prime and unreadable if they even exist. I would always stick to doubling back until youve explored the area. Google maps walking also works if you find yourself in a panic.

Date: a year ago

Review №20

Rating: 3

Good to walk under shade. There are trails, but going down the creek is more bushy. You can walk down the vehicle road for quicker access to creek. I suggest hiking or hard sole shoes. You can hear the birds all day.

Date: a year ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

Great trail (even if it was through the creek bed!).

Date: a year ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Nice and quiet nature walk on the trails then becomes a walk along the river.

Date: a year ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

There are so many trails to explore. I like walking through, listening to the birds and the crunching of leaves under my feet.

Date: a year ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Fun place to spend the weekends

Date: a year ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Beautiful bike riding day

Date: a year ago

Review №29

Rating: 3

Smaller than expected.

Date: a year ago

Review №30

Rating: 3

Nice scenic area with plenty of trails to explore, although many spots of the trails are soft sand. Still recommended

Date: a year ago

Review №31

Rating: 4

Love the trails I take my dog here just wondering do the dump waste in the river back there I just watched a semi from contract oil and gas service company open the gate drive back there then a hour later drove back out and close the gate behind him I let my dog swim in the river on the trail Im just hoping that company isnt dumping waste back there or is there a oil and gas company back there I dont know about nice trails tho lol

Date: 2 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Sweet, hidden oasis!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Great place to hike with your dog! Lots of diff trails to take for hiking or biking. A clear map would be helpful, but I can t find any online or on the trails other than the basic trail names. If you get lost most trails lead back to parking lot. Be weary of snakes, we saw several cottonmouth snakes swimming (very venomous). Lots of mosquitoes obv. SO PRETTY AND FUN THOUGH

Date: 2 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 4

Needs another sign with the map at the start of the main loop. New users dont see the map that you eventually find at the Nortj end of the entrance spur. We walked the Greenway trail which doesnt state a distance on the post. We walked all the way to I45. Nice walk along the creek bank but when we found the park map online it says the trail is only a mile. Would be nice to mark the end of the trail at the property line. We will be back to walk the other trails. Maybe they are marked better.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Good undeveloped trail. Great for escaping the modern world.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Excellent if you love nature walks.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Fascinating walk

Date: 2 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 4

Very primitive trails, basically following the trees with blue blazes. If thats your thing, go for it.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Nice bike ride. Great trail that is mostly shaded. Saw a fox and a deer.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 1

Horrible trail signage. Tried to start a hike along the Spring Creek nature trail from this trailhead and there are literally zero signs for this trail along the route. Whenever you encounter a branching trail the signage just says trail in every direction. All tree blazes are the same blue color in every direction. Very disappointing. If you want to enjoy the spring creek trail, start at the western end. It doesnt seem to exist from this starting point. There is signage for several small local loop trails but none for the Spring Creek trail. Very disappointed.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Great place to walk with friends or family!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

So good to escape the city into this beautiful and quiet preserve.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 4

This place is so much fun if it hasn t rained in a while. The water is shallow and clear like little paradise.The dogs and my toddler son absolutely love it here and play for hours. One time we did go a couple days after it rained. The water was deep and not clear. An alligator did pop up about 5 feet from my swimming dog, and about 10 feet from my toddler playing on the beach. It s really a great place, just not when the water is higher.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Always fun going on nature walks here with the kids and pets. Its never crowded, so thats nice. Be sure to bring plenty of mosquito spray, but thats a given. Theres a nice bank to sit or let kids run around on next to creek where there is clear vision of everyone. I just wished they had trash cans next to parking area

Date: 3 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

It was nice and relaxing I really like the river Im not sure what that is I think I saw an alligator not sure but that was pretty cool from far away too bad I couldnt go through the whole park but Im definitely will visit it again and do the other half.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 3

Its a little dumpy, and the trails are not very well maintained. I would not recommend coming with dogs after it has just rained. Its very muddy. Also kind of spooky.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 3

Was our favorite park to walk the dogs and bike ride but they ve recently started locking the bridge so it s maybe 1.5 miles worth of trails. Nice river and sand though.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Nice little park. Not sure how to do the loop though. But the views of Spring creek are nice

Date: 3 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Beautiful

Date: 3 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Great place to hike!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

The trail map doesnt quite work correctly.. for the life of us we couldnt figure out thr trails and paths. But it didnt matter to us. It was a nice walk. The things to know are: - Biking: Theres one main drag to take bikes down. - Walking: Tons of walking trails all clearly marked. - Bathrooms: None that we saw. - Water: There is a big stream and some ponds. - Plant life: Tons of different plants and trees all marked to learn while walking. - Topography: Very little, quite flat. - Dog-friendly: Many dogs on leash. Not good for off leash. Although it was apparently a busy day at the trail, because it was New Years Day, it didnt feel busy at all. Very nice. Worth it if you live in Houston or surrounding area.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Nice place to walk

Date: 3 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Great place to hike with a lot of trails. You can also walk along the creek. We brought our dogs and explored the different trails by foot, but we saw people on bikes too.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Beautiful. The trails are enchanting.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 3

Its not as big as the map makes it out to be.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 4

Only thing wrong is not enough people out here which makes it kinda scary to go alone. Otherwise, great nature trails.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 4

Ok place to walk

Date: 4 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

I love this place for my family and dog.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 3

Ok

Date: 4 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 4

Really fun park. Nice trails. Mosquitoes could be better if that bothers you.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 4

Nice place to take a hike

Date: 4 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 4

Its a good place for a run

Date: 4 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 2

Bridge to the main trail is gated off :(

Date: 4 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Used to be a secluded park. Still nice

Date: 4 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 4

Nice afternoon walk. Trails were decent. We stayed on the road for the wheelchair. The creek was pretty and worth the walk. No restrooms or port-a-potty. Plenty of nature to enjoy.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 4

Very scenic trails with many different bird species, but the paths are pretty overgrown.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 1

Just a warning, my husband and I walked down the gravel Path to the bridge and there was a big group of wild hogs. This was about 4 days ago. There is no contact number and I left a message on the web page. Please be careful. It was just on the news that A woman was attacked and killed by farill hogs 40 miles north of here. There were also what looked like hog prints in the sand by the water at the bridge so its possible they could reach the path at the entrance of the ball park!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 4

This area is not manicured, there is a utility road that leads to Panther Creek. Along the way there are several wilderness paths. Some will take you to real nice sections of Panther Creek and if you are adventuresome you can find where it flows into Spring Creek. Other paths meander through the woods. If you are lucky you can find a Geocache near an old wellhead. I like taking my water dogs to play here. If you do too, stay away from the area near the bridge, because there are exposed rebars in chunks of concrete used to shore up the banks. Areas downstream of there have plentiful sand banks with wild animal tracks.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 3

While some trails have been cleared, they have a long way to go to make this walkable, say, with a family. Many of the marked trails are overgrown. No real excuse for this.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

Excellent, except for the buggys

Date: 4 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 4

White sand river close to the city.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Peaceful and clean with easy parking.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 4

Nice place for a walk, a little small though

Date: 5 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 4

Great place to walk. I wish the bridge at the end was open. Someone should also go through and reclear the paths

Date: 5 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Lovely place to walk about and go on various trails.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Nice woody trails with lots of vines. Take bug spray to help keep the horse flies from biting. Lots of sand bars and views of the creek. About 2 miles of trails. Closed past the bridge though. You can walk to cypress creek nature center from here but its not recommended yet. The trail is grown up, but will be connected in the future.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

Great for walks

Date: 5 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

Loved it....

Date: 5 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

A bit of Piney Woods along Spring Creek, reminds me of how it was along it 30 years ago in spite of being surrounded by development these days. A nice respite for a walk to see butterflies and hear the breeze in the trees.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 4

Play baseball here many many times to preserve has absolutely super cool trails very clean car the police department right there in case there s any problems going to go out by the woodlands this is definitely the place to go pretty awesome place definitely good for the whole family

Date: 5 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 4

Nice place for a afternoon walk. Watch for water on trails and wear pants to avoid getting scratched.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Nice preserve but I wish the trails past the bridge were still open to the public.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 5

We love coming here with our family to relax and enjoy the scenery

Date: 5 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

It was cold the weekend I was there

Date: 5 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Beautiful.. I loved it

Date: 5 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Great spot to get some fresh air!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 4

You never know what is ahead, when i went we veared off the original path and had saw so much beauty, it is a great escape.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Nature!!!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 4

Trail wasnt clearly marked for me and my pups to follow, but would go back to try again

Date: 5 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 5

I love this preserve because it has a lot of scenery that helps you to relax and get out of the city. I love the fact that this place is being protected, otherwise many animals would have died. I hope that this preserve endures many decades.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Walking trails with refreshing ambience

Date: 6 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Clearly marked shady running trails. Free parking

Date: 6 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Awesome

Date: 6 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 4

Area has several baseball fields. Hiking trails along north side of Spring Creek.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 3

Date: 6 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Nature is lit!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 4

Trails need minor clean up, but love the quiet atmosphere. Neat preserve tucked away just a few minutes from i45 and rayford

Date: 6 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Eddible plants

Date: 6 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 4

A quiet place to walk with your dogs

Date: 6 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 3

Date: 6 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

Beautiful scenery a good half day out nice walks

Date: 6 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

River is great

Date: 7 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 5

This place is very quiet and great place to take a walk or train for long hiked. Lots of nature and wildlife. Love to take a break on the creek and relax.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 4

Date: 7 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

Love to go walking here

Date: 7 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

I love this place because it is beautiful and unique. I hope that this beautiful perserva lasts for centuries and is never replaced by anything else.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Theres a very nice mile and a half loop trail with side trails that go by the small lake, a wetlands area, etc. There are lots of roots on the trail (expected for this area) and it is well sanded at spots. There are no restrooms and only a few spots with seating. Trail is shady. There are a few plant identification signs but they need new covers, so can be hard to read.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

It is a excellent park. I recommend it to the explorers and naturalists.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

I love this perserve because you can swim on it. The sand was soft and the place is full of serenity and wildlife.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

Great nature trail

Date: 7 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

This is a great place for the kids stretch their legs. Cabin fever remedy for sure! Beautiful trails with fields located next Spring Creek.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

I was pleasantly surprised by this place- its a little bit of an escape in the middle of the chaos that is Houston. Theres a nice dirt road that we walked our dogs along for a while until we came to the river, which has a large sandy beach for the dogs to play on. Someone was jogging while we were there and I imagine its a great place to go jogging- lots of shade with the trees and no traffic to deal with.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 4

Not a huge area, but lots of little trails, looks like they are renovating a few areas. I love visiting places like this, and I recommend you do the same

Date: 7 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Another great place to go for the view

Date: 7 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Peaceful, easy hikes. Beautiful area.

Date: 8 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 4

It was nice walking along the creek. The trail was made of gravel and other parts were dirt and sand. Easy walk with kids. We will go again.

Date: 8 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Date: 9 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

Very beautiful. Morning walks or afternoon adventures are great here, before the heat gets ya. Its a small area, but a lot of good side trails.

Date: 9 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Date: 10 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

Date: 11 years ago