National Forests in Texas
Lufkin, Texas 75901Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Located in east Texas, the National Forests in Texas are comprised of the Angelina, Davy Crockett, Sabine, and Sam Houston National Forests, and the Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands in nort ...
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Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
Sabine Pass, Texas 77655Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Bayous weave through a seemingly endless expanse of cordgrass, reptilian eyes at the water*s surface witness the ever-changing variety of waterfowl, and the call of the clapper rail reverberates throu ...
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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Alamo, Texas 78516Filed Under: Fishing, Hunting
Life tends to be richest at its borders. Here, on the international border between U.S. and Mexico, a host of nature's borders converge climate, community, land form and geography. Only 5% of the nati ...
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Wright Patman Dam And Lake
Texarkana, Texas 75504Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Wright Patman Lake is located in the beautiful piney woods of northeast Texas. The lake includes about 30,000 surface acres of water and 50,000 acres of land. Numerous recreational opportunities are ...
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Ferrells Bridge Dam Lake O' The Pines
Jefferson, Texas 75657Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
Lake O' the Pines includes about 18,700 acres of water and 9,000 acres of land located in the piney woods of Northeast Texas. The lake is located partially in Marion, Harrison, Upshur, Morris and Camp ...
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Big Thicket National Preserve
Beaumont, Texas 77701Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The Preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors encompassing more than 97,000 acres. Big Thicket was the first Preserve in the National Park System established October 11, 1974, and p ...
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Bardwell Lake
Ennis, Texas 75119Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
Built in 1963-65 to provide flood control and water conservation Bardwell Lake is 5.4 miles long and 1.2 miles wide. It has 3,570 acres of water and 3,918 acres of land. The U.S. Army Corps of Enginee ...
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Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it is a place where countries and cultures meet. It is also a place that merges natural environm ...
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Amistad National Recreation Area
Del Rio, Texas 78840Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
A splash of blue stands out against limestone cliffs. The honking of a great blue heron, interspersed with the descending trill of a canyon wren, can be heard off in the distance. This landscape, whic ...
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Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Land Between The Lakes (LBL) is a 170,000 acre National Recreation Area nestled between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Native wildlife such as deer, wild ...
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