Wildcat Bluff Nature Center

Panhandle Plains


Stretch those road legs at this 600-acre nature center, 8 miles northwest of town off TX 335, where trails wind through grasslands, cottonwoods and bluffs. Spy on a prairie-dog town and try to spot a burrowing owl or porcupine while steering clear of rattlesnakes and tarantulas.


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