Prepare to be immersed in the Reserve. This pristine central Texas settlement offers everything needed to live well and connect to your healthier self. Whether on a nature walk under a canopy of oaks or watching your grandchild glide across the water in a canoe during summer camp, there is no better place to revitalize than in the natural setting of the Brazos Valley.
Millican Reserve promises a way of life
surrounded by what truly matters:
family, nature, and community.
Millican Reserve is a private sanctuary where members can relax and rejuvenate in the serene post oak savannah of central Texas. The Millican Reserve Land Conservancy manages hundreds of acres, miles of winding trails, and countless species of native wildlife. It also brings families together with healthy programming and education, and even discounts on farm produce, horse boarding, special events, and more. We hope you’ll consider becoming a member and helping support the Conservancy’s mission of building healthy community around nature.
A Conservancy membership helps maintain and protect
the native Flora and Fauna of Brazos Valley
The Conservancy
In Harmony with Nature
The Millican Reserve Land Conservancy is a non-profit organization that manages the natural areas of Millican Reserve and provides its members with outdoor education, programming, and more. With a vast outdoor classroom in its backyard, the Conservancy helps maintain the health of both its native inhabitants and its human ones. Members of the Conservancy support the mission of Millican Reserve and its conservation practices while benefiting from unique access to this private sanctuary.
Land
The Conservancy’s mission begins and ends with the land and its inhabitants.
Health
Nature provides nourishment to mind and body. The Conservancy offers over 30 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails to its members, as well as a full calendar of health, wellness, and outdoor educational programming.
Membership Benefits
Conservancy members receive access to the trails at Millican Reserve, a full calendar of classes and programming, as well as discounts at the Farm, Stables, and Shop. Most importantly, with your participation as a volunteer and your financial contribution as a member, you are helping to ensure the long-term conservation of the native flora and fauna in the private sanctuary that is Millican Reserve. The Conservancy offers three levels of membership: TrailPass, Individual, and Family.
Millican Reserve Promises a Way of Life Surrounded by What Truly Matters: Family, Nature, and Community
Prepare to be immersed in the Reserve. This pristine central Texas settlement offers everything needed to live well and connect to your healthier self. Whether venturing out on one of our hiking, biking, or equestrian trails, embarking on a nature walk under a canopy of Texas oaks, or watching your grandchild glide across the water in a canoe during Camp Millican summer camp, there is no better place to revitalize than in this natural Brazos Valley setting.
Millican Reserve is more than a private sanctuary; it’s a promise of tranquility in the serene post oak savannah of central Texas. Overseen by the Millican Reserve Land Conservancy, this natural resource spans many hundreds of acres, offering winding hiking trails, diverse native wildlife, hand-tended farms, and scenic lakes and creeks. Families come together here because their well-being and healthy development are linked to these wild places. Membership in the Conservancy is a way to celebrate and support these health-giving connections to nature while roaming the nature trails and participating in a calendar of playful and energizing outdoor activities.
Get started on the trails
An introduction to Millican Reserve usually starts on our extensive network of diverse Texas trails winding through the native landscape. Whether on foot, on a mountain bike, or on horseback, you’ll find yourself at ease in this serene landscape of woodlands and water. The Conservancy provides access to the private trails at Millican Reserve, which are accessible to members and other participants in regular outdoor programs. The trails themselves range from peaceful wooded footpaths to highly technical bike routes: widely different experiences, but each fostering its own source of wellbeing. Your first steps at Millican Reserve may be on a nature walk, but this initial foray inevitably leads to deeper nature connections and a healthier mind.
The Conservancy
IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
The Millican Reserve Land Conservancy, a local nonprofit, oversees the natural areas of Millican Reserve and offers its members access to the private nature trails, outdoor education, wildlife and farming activities, and much more. As a vast outdoor classroom, the wild parts of Millican Reserve serve the well-being of both the native inhabitants and their human neighbors. Connecting with nature improves mental and physical wellbeing, and the health of our community improves as our members spend more time outdoors. Conservancy members share in this connection and support Millican Reserve’s mission and conservation practices while gaining unique access to an unrivalled private nature reserve.
Land
We respect and celebrate the land, its harvest, and its native wildlife. All aspects of the Conservancy’s work are meant to protect and enhance the natural resources at Millican Reserve, placing high value on ecological and social health. The Conservancy looks to the rich soil of Millican Reserve to support its flora and fauna and to provide our community with food that is fresh, delicious, and healthy. We build programs that help foster a passion and commitment to the responsible conservation of the land, wildlife, and natural habitats, thereby ensuring that this landscape can be appreciated by future generations.
Health and Community
The Conservancy works to create a genuine sense of place and shared purpose by connecting people to the land and to each other through recreational, agricultural, artistic, educational, and social programs and activities. By inspiring and promoting health and wellness on the nature trails and through outdoor experiences, the Conservancy is enriching the mind, body, and spirit of our community while enhancing lifelong learning. We provide outdoor resources and education so that the community, both children and adults, becomes healthier and energized through this ever-improving connection to nature.
Membership Benefits
Conservancy membership includes access to the private Millican Reserve nature trails, a full calendar of outdoor classes and programming, and various discounts at the Farm, the Stables, and elsewhere. Your participation as a volunteer and financial contribution as a member help ensure the long-term conservation of the native flora and fauna in this private nature reserve. Try out one of the Conservancy’s programs open to non-members, and then, when you’re ready, choose from three membership levels: TrailPass, Individual, and Family, and become an integral part of Millican Reserve’s commitment to building healthy community around nature.
