Things To See In Trail Head Park

Enjoy a walk around the marsh next to the nature center. The marsh, park and new levee were created as a part of the recent flood control project to remove the city of Houston from the flood plain. They were planted in a variety of native prairie and wet land species in the spring of 1998. Each year, more and more of the nearly 100 species planted reach blooming age, providing an ever changing rainbow of color. Explore the Root River Trail and drink in a variety of woodland wild flowers. The Root River valley near Houston is especially famous for its bluebells.

Get in touch with the wild side of southeastern Minnesota with our hands-on displays! Find out things like what an owl feather feels like, what a woodpecker tongue looks like, what color a shrew's teeth are, and what all those rocks you are seeing are.