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Michelle and jason Hicks

I'd venture to say these mountain biking trails are some of the best the Houston area has to offer! We usually took the longest trail loop and would let our dog take a dip at the midpoint where water is semi-accessible. Swimming isn't allowed except in one area and I would recommend following that rule because Houston does have gators! We never let our pup full on swim at our rest spot. When you are at the swimming location there is a nice little shop to get a Gatorade or ice cream :)

We left a bit later in the day not realizing that the hikes down into the caverns are cut off at 3PM for hikers going in(supposedly, we saw quite a few after 3). We were also a bit shocked to see just how many people there were! We went on a Saturday afternoon in August. Despite the large crowd, the Caverns were absolutely out of this world. We had seen on the nat. park website it gets down to 54 degrees in the caves so we decided layers were best. It was nice once we got to the bottom and the hard work was over, but carrying all the layers back up the trail was something I would plan for next time. I recommend not skimping on trail time at the bottom because there is a lot you'll want to just stop and stare at! The elevators are still not in service.