Park Mid-section - Burkett Park to Cougar Overlook and Back

Leg 1 -  Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > Trailhead to Trailhead (N) > Cougar Overlook     3.1 miles

Leg 2 -  Cougar Overlook > service road (W) > River Bend Trail (S) > 5 Points Junction > Turkey Creek > Potts Creek Trail   3.4 miles

Leg 3 -  Potts Creek Trail (ENE) > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park    1.6 miles

Temp started at 78, ended at 88.  Overcast, humid with steady Southerly breeze at 10mph.

Today was Reptile Day!  Saw a small rattler (about 18 inches long and with three sets of rattles), a box turtle about the size of my hand, a Horned Toad the size of my index finger and a Texas Spotted Lizard about 10-12 inches long.  There were some birds out but not many no animals spotted other than a few javelina as I drove in and a pair a Jack Rabbits later on.

The trails were dry and easy to traverse; there were a few spots with vegetation covering them but not many.  The cactus are still blooming and a few beebush plants have survived the winter and are very fragrant. Lots of flying bugs out in the cactus blossoms and other wild flowers.  Grasshoppers are becoming more numerous as well.

NOTES

Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.

Shade, info kiosk and a bicycle repair station available at Cougar Overlook.

Water, shade, and info kiosk available at 5 Points Junction.