Village Creek: TX 327 Boat Launch

Launch a kayak, canoe, or small boat below Texas Highway 327.

NPS Photo / Mary Kay Manning

Quick Facts

Location:

Kountze, TX

MANAGED BY:

Texas Department of Transportation

Amenities

4 listed

Canoe/Kayak/Small Boat Launch, Parking - Auto, Parking - Boat Trailer, Pets Allowed

This unpaved boat launch on Texas Highway 327 provides access to the most popular stretches of the Village Creek Paddling Trail. Many canoeists and kayakers launch here to paddle 2.1 miles downstream to the next boat launch at Baby Galvez Road in Silsbee.

Getting Here

GPS Coordinates:
30.346944, -94.239385

The launch is located on Texas Highway 327 between Kountze and Silsbee. Find the launch on the south side of the bridge, on the west bank of Village Creek.

More Information

• Paddling in Big Thicket National Preserve
• Village Creek Paddling Trail

Village Creek Paddling Trail

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The Village Creek Paddling Trail is a 21-mile water trail in the Village Creek Corridor Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve.