Texas Forest Trail Region

Texas Forest Trail Region We LOVE East Texas & aim to share its beauty, history & culture with the world. We've been welcoming travelers to Texas before it was even a state.

In fact, we named it. Our native settlers the Caddo, called the first Spanish explorers “Tejas”, which means friends. WHO WE ARE
The Texas Forest Trail Region was designated by the State in 2001 as an official “Heritage Region” of Texas. It is one of 10 regions in Texas which comprise the award-winning Heritage Trails Program developed by the Texas Historical Commission. WHAT WE DO
The Texas Fores

t Trail Region supports communities, historic sites and attractions in East Texas, encourages economic development through heritage tourism, education, marketing, and historic preservation initiatives. WHO WE SERVE
The Texas Forest Trail Region (501c3 nonprofit) serves communities in and travelers to a thirty-five county region in East Texas. Our office is located in downtown Nacogdoches in the award winning Convention and Visitors Bureau. MISSION STATEMENT
The Texas Forest Trail Region is a network of partners working together to foster regional economic development by promoting heritage tourism and the preservation of cultural and historic resources. We serve the following 35 counties:
Angelina • Anderson • Bowie • Camp • Case • Cherokee • Gregg • Franklin • Hardin • Harrison • Henderson • Houston • Jasper • Jefferson • Marion • Montgomery • Morris • Nacogdoches • Newton • Orange • Panola • Polk • Red River • Rusk • Sabine • San Augustine • San Jacinto • Shelby • Smith • Titus • Trinity • Tyler • Upshur • Walker • Wood

In honor of President's Day, photo of a bald eagle taken at Lake Palestine. Bald eagles found in East Texas are especial...
02/17/2025

In honor of President's Day, photo of a bald eagle taken at Lake Palestine. Bald eagles found in East Texas are especially common around bodies of water.

📸 by Diann Bayes

Happy Presidents Day! Today, we honor the leaders who have shaped our nation. Did you know that two U.S. Presidents were...
02/17/2025

Happy Presidents Day! Today, we honor the leaders who have shaped our nation. Did you know that two U.S. Presidents were born in Texas? Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President, was born in Denison, and Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President, hailed from Stonewall. Let's celebrate their legacies and the rich history of the Lone Star State!

Photo taken on Lake O' the Pines in Marion County, Texas. Located about eight miles west of the City of Jefferson on the...
02/17/2025

Photo taken on Lake O' the Pines in Marion County, Texas. Located about eight miles west of the City of Jefferson on the Big Cypress Bayou. It is formed by an earthfill dam (Ferrell's Bridge Dam) that is 10,600 feet long.

📸 by Trace Shropshire

Photo of the Old North Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. This church is the oldest active missionary Baptist church ...
02/16/2025

Photo of the Old North Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. This church is the oldest active missionary Baptist church in Texas. Originally named Union Baptist Church, its first congregation was formed by settlers from diverse religious denominations.

📸 by Connie Burnett

ETX pasture in Cherokee County south of Bullard, Texas. Did you know that Bullard was also known as Etna and Hewsville. ...
02/16/2025

ETX pasture in Cherokee County south of Bullard, Texas. Did you know that Bullard was also known as Etna and Hewsville. In 1883, the Etna post office closed and the Hewsville office was renamed Bullard.

📸 by Kristi Kuczkowski

Cloud reflections on Caddo Lake in Uncertain, Texas. Did you know that the lake and bayou are part of an internationally...
02/15/2025

Cloud reflections on Caddo Lake in Uncertain, Texas. Did you know that the lake and bayou are part of an internationally recognized wetland under the Ramsar Convention, featuring one of the largest flooded cypress forests in the United States.

📸 by Lisa Hood

A scenic view of the Texas Highways - this one in Smith County, Texas. Did you know that Texas has the largest state hig...
02/14/2025

A scenic view of the Texas Highways - this one in Smith County, Texas. Did you know that Texas has the largest state highway system in the US? What ETX highway are you traveling on this weekend?

📸 by Aaron Cheek

Photo of the moon over Trinity County, Texas. In 1850, the Texas legislature established Trinity County. The name was de...
02/13/2025

Photo of the moon over Trinity County, Texas. In 1850, the Texas legislature established Trinity County. The name was derived from the Trinity River, which forms its southeastern boundary.

📸 by Lana Thompson

Foggy dawn moment at Umphrey Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. Located in the Walter Umphrey State Park this lighted fishing p...
02/13/2025

Foggy dawn moment at Umphrey Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. Located in the Walter Umphrey State Park this lighted fishing pier is a great place to view the Sabine Channel full of passing ships. Visit Port Arthur, TX

📸 by Diana Meredith

Sunset by Lake Palestine in Smith County, Texas. Did you know that the lake is very popular for largemouth bass tourname...
02/12/2025

Sunset by Lake Palestine in Smith County, Texas. Did you know that the lake is very popular for largemouth bass tournaments due to its consistent success. Both white bass and hybrid striped bass are present.

📸 by Jason Stitt

The beauty of a pasture found in Camp County, Texas. The county is the 3rd smallest Texas county. It was separated from ...
02/12/2025

The beauty of a pasture found in Camp County, Texas. The county is the 3rd smallest Texas county. It was separated from Upshur County in 1874 and named for John Lafayette Camp, who was serving as state senator from Upshur County and presented the petitions that led to the action of the legislature.

📸 by Adela Holda

Photo of a gargoyle watching over Big Sandy in Upshur County, Texas. Also known as Big Sandy Switch, the city was establ...
02/11/2025

Photo of a gargoyle watching over Big Sandy in Upshur County, Texas. Also known as Big Sandy Switch, the city was established in the early 1870s. By 1885 the community had several stores and saloons, Baptist and Methodist churches, a school, and an estimated population of 500.

📸 by Danny Pickens

Reflection along a creek in Sabine County, Texas. The county, an original Texas county, was named for the Sabine River. ...
02/10/2025

Reflection along a creek in Sabine County, Texas. The county, an original Texas county, was named for the Sabine River. Most likely, the first Europeans in the area were members of the Moscoso expedition in the early 1540s.

📸 by Larry Alford

Fall at the pond at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum in Huntsville, Texas. The museum is part of Sam Houston State Univer...
02/09/2025

Fall at the pond at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum in Huntsville, Texas. The museum is part of Sam Houston State University and dedicated to preserving the memory of Sam Houston. Sam Houston Memorial Museum & Republic of Texas Presidential Library

📸 by Sarah Burchett

Photo of the Mt. Vernon AME Church in Palestine, Texas. This historic building is currently under renovations after bein...
02/09/2025

Photo of the Mt. Vernon AME Church in Palestine, Texas. This historic building is currently under renovations after being designated as an endangered place by the Texas Historical Commission. Visit Palestine, Texas

📸 by Cassie Ham

Taken along the path in the Ruby Mize Azalea Garden in Nacogdoches, Texas. There is more than a mile of trails that wind...
02/09/2025

Taken along the path in the Ruby Mize Azalea Garden in Nacogdoches, Texas. There is more than a mile of trails that wind beneath the towering 50-year old Loblolly Pine forest. Visit Nacogdoches

📸 by Mary Losack

Photo of the fall mist on Caddo Lake in Uncertain, Texas. On Sat., Feb. 15th starting at 7:00 AM the Caddo Lake State Pa...
02/08/2025

Photo of the fall mist on Caddo Lake in Uncertain, Texas. On Sat., Feb. 15th starting at 7:00 AM the Caddo Lake State Park is holding a "Backyard Bird Count (Ranger Led & Self-Guided)" event. Count birds all while enjoying the outdoors. Texas Parks and Wildlife

📸 by Pete Wright

Another amazing winter photo taken in Smith County, Texas. Did you know that the first known inhabitants of the area wer...
02/08/2025

Another amazing winter photo taken in Smith County, Texas. Did you know that the first known inhabitants of the area were the Caddo Indians, an agricultural people with a highly developed culture. Their tribes occupied the area for centuries before the first European arrived around 1765.

📸 by Andrey Komissarov

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202 E Pilar Street
Nacogdoches, TX
75961

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