The Management Loop north of FSR 400 provides great access to heavily wooded, dense thickets where Swainson's Warblers may be heard, especially near the Plant Materials Center and main USFS buildings.

Check the Plant Materials Center fields for open habitat bird species like Eastern Kingbird, Blue Grosbeak, and Swainson's Hawk.

Swainson's Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Brown-headed Nuthatch

The Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest (SFAEF) is a 1,036-ha region maintained and operated by the United States Forest Service Southern Research Station. Since 1945, the forest has been used for long-term forestry and wildlife studies, providing an example of forest conditions under decades of fire suppression and nominal understory management. SFAEF also hosts the East Texas Plant Material Center, a nursery for native plants with a conservation focus.

To access the main trails, take the primary entrance road to where the road forks at a yellow gate. Proceed to the left and down the hill to the main visitor parking area. There are restrooms and water fountains available here.