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Park: Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Tuesday, Oct 6 · Ages 6-10 Stay where your grown-up can see you.

Name:

Find these 8 things. Spot one? Tick its box!

  1. Find 1, Park Find: Count the 2 cold water spots that bubble up from a spout.

    (2 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  2. Find 2, Park Find: Point to the 8 paths that carry you across water.

    Stay with your grown-up near water. (8 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  3. Find 3, Park Find: Check the water that glitters like a mirror.

    Stay with your grown-up near water. (3 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  4. Find 4, Park Find: Where are the rocks and twigs sticking out of the shallow water?

    Stay with your grown-up near water. (on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  5. Find 5, Park Find: Who am I? I have a cover on poles and tables for a meal.

    (1 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  6. Find 6, Wild Find: Spot a tree with bumpy fruit that is yellow-green.

    Look: on the ground. Look, don't touch. Never eat wild berries or fruit. (seen once since Sep 22 · iNaturalist)

  7. Find 7, Wild Find: Peek at a vine with large, intricate purple flowers.

    Look: on bushes. Look, don't pick or eat. (seen once since Sep 22 · iNaturalist)

  8. Find 8, Wild Find: Which bug is green with blue on its tail end?

    Look: near the water. Look, don't touch. Stay with your grown-up near water. (seen 2 times since Sep 22 · iNaturalist)

Find This Spot

I have poles and a roof. Families meet here to share a birthday meal.

the spot START (begin here) path or trail road walk this way (the X is 170 m south-east)

Map of Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve drawn from OpenStreetMap, north is up. START is at a parking lot; the X is about 170 m south-east of it, and a dotted route follows the paths. Landmarks on the map: Restrooms.RestroomsSTARTN50 m (160 ft)
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

October special: monarch butterflies

10 monarchs seen Sep 22-Oct 5 vs 64 in 2025

Tip: look on milkweed and on fall flowers on a sunny afternoon. Look, don't touch: let it fly.

For the grown-up: answer key

Keep this part. Start with find 1: it's easy and it stays put. Finds 2, 3, 4 and 8 are near water: stay close.

Answers

  1. 1. Drinking fountains
  2. 2. Bridges (Rowlett Creek Trail, Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, High Meadow Trail)
  3. 3. Ponds or lakes
  4. 4. Creek or stream (Rowlett Creek)
  5. 5. Bench
  6. 6. Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera)
  7. 7. Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
  8. 8. Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

Find This Spot: The picnic shelter (Lakeside Pavilion). OpenStreetMap way/511613329 ("Lakeside Pavilion"); START: parking lot, OpenStreetMap way/1347477590; About 170 m south-east of START. Map data checked Oct 6, 3:35 AM CDT.

October box: Monarch butterflies reported within 25 km in the 14 days before today (Sep 22-Oct 5): 10 (iNaturalist, checked Oct 6, 11:41 PM CDT). Same two weeks last year (Sep 22-Oct 5, 2025): 64. Milkweed seen near this park: yes (317 iNaturalist sightings within 1.5 km, all years).

Safety

Look only: don't pick, eat, catch or chase anything on this pass. Read each find's safety line with your kid. Some things seen here are left off for safety.

Not on this pass

  • Lucky Finds: not on this pass. On Tue, Oct 6, the server that made it had no SerpApi key, so it could not read visitor reviews.
  • 1 clue removed: gave away the answer or broke a rule.

Where this came from

  • Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), checked Oct 6, 2:02 AM CDT.
  • Wildlife: iNaturalist observers, research grade, within 1.5 km, Sep 22 to Oct 6; checked Oct 6, 11:41 PM CDT. Species facts: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), via iNaturalist.
  • Clues: gemma-4-31B-it (open model, Apache-2.0), made Oct 6, 11:41 PM CDT. Code wrote every number and date.
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