Friends of Lick Creek Park (FOLCP) is a non-profit corporation registered with the State of Texas. Its mission is to promote public awareness of Lick Creek Park and provide resources and facilities enhancing educational and recreational uses of the park. FOLCP works with the City of College Station to help maintain the park and to increase its value for the widest spectrum of uses and users compatible with its continued existence as a viable nature preserve. FOLCP organizes a variety of field trips at the park, which are advertised locally.

JOIN FOLCPWe invite all citizens of the Brazos Valley to join FOLCP. We organize activities centered on Lick Creek Park and partner with the City of College Station to maintain and enhance the park as a resource for the entire region. We cooperate with the Brazos Valley Museum to maximize the value of the park as a community asset. Donations are tax deductible, and dues are used to publicize and support events associated with Lick Creek Park. No public funds are used for any of the activities of FOLCP.

Make checks out to: Friends of Lick Creek Park Address: PO Box 3026, College Station, TX 77841E-mail address: folcspark@gmail.comWebsite url: http://lickcreekpark.org/

Annual duesStudent $5Individual $10Family $20Sponsor $50Benefactor $100

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Friends of Lick Creek Park FOLCP Sponsored Activities

Plant IdentificationField trips led by expert botanists who will help you identify the many unique native plants of Lick Creek Park. One of the special treats is the fall-blooming Navasota Ladies’ Tresses, a federally listed endangered species for which Lick Creek Park provides a refuge.

Over 70 species of butterflies have been found in the park. The diversity of dragonflies is also high. Let our insect insiders show you what’s flying around.

The Air Is Alive -With Butterflies and Dragonflies

 

A Brazos Valley Treasure515 acres of nature

within minutes of home. Enjoy the native plants, animals, and archaeological heritage of the Brazos Valley.

Lick Creek Park

Deer Run, Crushed Stone Pedestrian, Equestrian/Bike 1.64 Miles  Iron Bridge Trail, Natural Pedestrian, Equestrian/Bike 1.19 Miles  Post Oak Trail, Natural Stone Pedestrian, Equestrian/Bike .89 Mile  Raccoon Run, Natural Pedestrian .83 Mile  Yaupon Loop, Natural Pedestrian .40 Mile

Nature Preserve Lick Creek Park is part of a 1265 acre tract acquired by College Station in 1981 in a trade for development land along Highway 6. The City Council set aside 515 acres of the property as a natural area for education and enjoyment of future generations. The park was established in 1987. It provides protected habitat for Spiranthes parksii, a federally listed endangered orchid known as Navasota Ladies’ Tresses .

Early Settlers received land that is now Lick Creek Park in the 1840s through a grant from the state of Texas. Archaeological work has uncovered four sites, all from the early 20th century, including remains of an earthen dam with a sandstone spillway, stone piers, a fireplace floor, and chimneys typical of tenant houses. These structures are not yet excavated.

Native Americans occupied the terraces that overlook Lick Creek for millennia. Five sites have been found that contain chert (flint) flakes, byproducts of manufacture of stone knives and projectile points. Deer were the primary large game. Plant food included onion and false garlic bulbs, spring beauty and groundnut tubers, wine cup roots, and greenbrier root nodes.

HISTORY

Some glimpses of what you might find.

Bird WalksKnowledgeable birders will show you the great variety of bird life that occupies the diverse habitats present in the park.

Herps GaloreExplore the rich amphibian and reptile world of Lick Creek Park with a field-seasoned herpetologist.

ArchaeologyProfessional archaeologists describe the traces of human use on the landscape. Although archaeological sites have yet to be thoroughly investigated, various artifacts from both Native Americans and early Texan settlers have been found. One aspect of habitation by pre-agricultural people is that they lived with the land and used native plants and animals without depleting the resources nature provides.

FOLCP Sponsored Activities

PARK TRAIL GUIDE

Photograph of the trail map at the parking lot (Rock Prairie entrance) to Lick Creek Park. Not intended for practical use as a map.

TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS

1) No overnight camping or campfires.2) No motorized vehicles.3) Stay on marked trails.4) Unleashed dogs under voice control.5) Do not litter or allow your dog to litter.

Terms of park use