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Angelina National Forest

Zavalla · East Texas

Explore East Texas pine forests, Sam Rayburn Reservoir shorelines, scenic trails, campgrounds, fishing access, and wildlife habitat across Angelina National Forest.

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Atlanta State Park

Atlanta · Cass County · East Texas

A peaceful pine-and-hardwood retreat on Wright Patman Lake for fishing, boating, swimming, camping, and birding.

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Big Sandy Creek Scenic Segment — East Texas

Hardin County, Polk County, Trinity County County · East Texas

A forested East Texas stream segment with exceptional scenery, fish and wildlife habitat, and Big Thicket conservation connections.

fishing
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Big Thicket National Preserve

Kountze · Hardin County County · East Texas

A biologically diverse preserve of pine forests, bayous, wetlands, carnivorous plants, paddling routes, and hiking trails across Southeast Texas.

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Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Karnack · Harrison County County · East Texas

Explore East Texas bottomland hardwood forest, wetlands, bayous, historic structures, trails, paddling waters, and wildlife habitat adjoining the internationally significant Caddo Lake ecosystem.

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Caddo Lake State Park

Karnack · Harrison County · East Texas

Bald cypress wetlands draped in Spanish moss, with paddling trails, fishing, cabins, camping, and exceptional wildlife viewing.

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Caddo Mounds State Historic Site

Alto · Cherokee County County · East Texas

Explore an ancestral Caddo ceremonial center with ancient earthen mounds, exhibits, trails, and cultural interpretation.

archaeology
cultural programs
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Cooper Lake State Park

Sulphur Springs · Hopkins County · East Texas

Two East Texas park units on Jim Chapman Lake with boating, fishing, swimming, trails, cabins, equestrian facilities, and camping.

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Daingerfield State Park

Daingerfield · Morris County · East Texas

A forested East Texas park centered on an 80-acre lake, with swimming, paddling, fishing, hiking, cabins, and camping.

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Davy Crockett National Forest

Kennard · East Texas

Discover pine and hardwood forests, Ratcliff Lake, the Four C National Recreation Trail, equestrian routes, campsites, and wildlife viewing in Davy Crockett National Forest.

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Fort Boggy State Park

Centerville · Leon County · East Texas

A day-use East Texas park with a spring-fed lake, swimming, fishing, paddling, hiking, picnicking, and limited cabins.

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Four C National Recreation Trail

Kennard · Houston County County · East Texas

Hike or backpack a foot-travel route from Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area to Neches Bluff Overlook through pine-hardwood forest and Neches River bottomlands.

backpacking
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Huntsville State Park

Huntsville · Walker County · East Texas

Pineywoods trails, lake swimming, paddling, fishing, and camping.

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Lake Bob Sandlin State Park

Pittsburg · Titus County · East Texas

A wooded East Texas lake park with fishing, paddling, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, cabins, and camping.

biking
birding
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Lake Livingston State Park

Livingston · Polk County · East Texas

A Pineywoods destination on one of Texas's largest lakes with boating, fishing, swimming, paddling, hiking, cabins, and camping.

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Lone Star Hiking Trail

New Waverly · Walker, Montgomery, and San Jacinto Counties County · East Texas

Explore Texas' longest continuous hiking trail across Sam Houston National Forest, including pine woods, creek crossings, wilderness, and multiple trailhead access points.

backpacking
hiking
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Martin Creek Lake State Park

Tatum · Rusk County · East Texas

A wooded East Texas lake park with fishing, boating, paddling, swimming, hiking, birding, cabins, and camping.

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Martin Dies, Jr. State Park

Jasper · Jasper County · East Texas

Pineywoods and cypress wetlands on B.A. Steinhagen Lake with paddling trails, fishing, boating, hiking, wildlife, cabins, and camping.

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historic site

Mission Dolores State Historic Site

San Augustine · San Augustine County County · East Texas

Explore the archeological remains and interpretation of an early Spanish mission established among Indigenous communities in East Texas.

archaeology
history
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Mission Tejas State Park

Grapeland · Houston County · East Texas

East Texas history centered on a reconstructed Spanish mission and the Rice Family Log Home, with wooded trails, fishing, and camping.

birding
camping
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natural area

Neches River National Wildlife Refuge

Jacksonville · Anderson and Cherokee Counties County · East Texas

Discover bottomland hardwood forest, upland pine-hardwood habitat, wetlands, marshes, river corridors, and an expanding trail network protected for migratory birds, diverse native wildlife, water quality, and floodplain conservation along the Neches River.

birding
environmental education
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river access

Neches River Scenic Segment — Middle Neches

Jasper County, Tyler County, Anderson County, Cherokee County County · East Texas

A major forested East Texas river segment with bottomland hardwoods, wilderness character, rare species, and extensive conservation lands.

camping
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Purtis Creek State Park

Eustace · Henderson County · East Texas

A quiet East Texas lake park known for catch-and-release bass fishing, paddling, swimming, hiking, birding, and camping.

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national forest

Sabine National Forest

Hemphill · East Texas

Visit the easternmost national forest in Texas for Toledo Bend Reservoir access, lakeside camping, fishing, paddling, forest trails, and quiet Piney Woods scenery.

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