Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh
Tyrrell Park is a municipal park located in Beaumont, Texas. The park has an area of around . It includes the eighteen hole Henry Homberg Golf Course; the Beaumont Botanical Gardens and Warren Loose Conservatory, the second largest public conservatory in Texas; a hiking trail; an equestrian center; and facilities for several sports and outdoor activities. Adjacent to the park is the Cattail Marsh, a nature center with hiking trail. The park is located in a migratory bird flyway and Tyrrell Park is listed on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. Tyrrell Park. In 1923 Captain  W. C. Tyrrell donated roughly 1500 acres of land in downtown Beaumont to the city to be used as a park. From November 24, 1935 and June 30, 1941, Civilian Conservation Corps Company 845 built drainage ditches, the park entrance way, the golf course, horse stables, roads, nature trails, picnic tables, and recreation buildings. The park was used as a prisoner of war camp for German prisoners during World War II. Many of the CCC buildings are no longer standing due to neglect. Cattail Marsh. The Cattail Marsh Nature Area consists of approximately 900 acres of levees, ponds, and mudflats . Located next to Hillebrand Bayou, the marsh system was created as one of the final stages of waste water filtration for the city of Beaumont. The levees provide over twelve miles of hiking, biking, and horseback trails.