Virtual Field Trips

The Houston Geological Society Presents Virtual Field Trips to Sites of geologic interest in the  Houston area

Welcome to The Houston Geological Society's Virtual Field Trip. This "Field Trip" has been developed to show you the most important sites of geologic interest in the Houston area and help you learn more about the geology of Houston, Texas. Using the map and table below select a site which you would like to learn more about. Then click on the number in the table and see photographs of the site, read about the geologic processes active at the site, and get directions to the site so you can visit it.

The sites were selected by geologists from the Houston Geological Society to provide representative examples of the sedimentary and tectonic processes which formed the geology of the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. The sites were limited to locations which are within Harris and surrounding counties and are generally accessible to the public. Virtual field trips to other sites in the area will be added in the future.

The Houston Geological Society offers field trips to sites of geologic interest on a regular basis. These trips are lead by professional geologists from local universities and businesses and present the results of recent research and discoveries in geology. Watch the Society Calendar for the date and destination of the next trip.

Virtual Field Trip Index
The map below shows the field trip sites in relation to the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. Click on the site names or numbers in the list (not the map) below to go to a field trip stop. Note that only trip #1 is currently active.