Angelina National Forest

Great forest to camp, hike, birdwatching, hunt or, simply enjoy the outdoors.

I hunt there it has a beautiful view with lake front camping grounds

Look at the pics, obvious why I love this lake

Great place for people of all ages, just bring bug spray.

Visited the Southern most part of Lake Rayburn and loved it!!!Beautiful area.

Very peaceful and beautiful been going for many years and still will for sure

Nice weekend get away from the city. Please make online reservation prior to camping

Love National Parks and everything they offer! Fishing year round, hunting and camping. Not to mention the beauty of the forest itself! Tremendous!

Love it out here. Fishing, hunting, wild berries, and fruits! Awesome foraging.

What a beautiful place. Wildlife, beautiful trees ad terrain.

Beautiful lake area, tried to fish, really slow!

I am a Semi-Professional photographer and I love getting out on the trails and capturing nature photos. Boykin Springs Recreational Area is one of my favorites. The grounds are extremely well kept and the bathrooms are always very clean.

I have been there many times with my husband. There are many places to visit. Its a good family way to share the weekend. Check with angelina.com for all the information you might need. There are too many places to list here.

Its very peaceful and there are some great places to enjoy the beauty of Gods creation. The Country Inn Motel in Broaddus is in the heart of the National Forest and is a great place to stay.

Absolutely gorgeous and peaceful

The forests natural beauty is amazing

Great camping spot. Easy to get to and beautiful.

Not a bad little trail. Started raining and canopy was so thick we barley got wet. Was pretty cool.

Beautiful, peaceful streams. Easy to find . Great place to spend the day with the family

It is the backyard to my backyard. my backyard being the Sabine national forest. The pictures I took mainly Crossing over the bridge Sam Rayburn lake on she 103 east of Lufkin TX. It is a good lake for water sports Fishing, boating, skiing, Jet skis, & My favorite swimming. As far as scuba diving I guess depending on what part of the lake it my be OK. When you compare it to other East Texas lakes I would Not expect more than 10 feet of Visibility at 20 deep on the best days even less 30 or deeper. As far as I know it is mostly a sandy bottom covered with vegetation and tall grass in someplaces.

One of my favorite hikes while we were in the area. We hiked the Jack Loop Trail and it was a nice easy trail for my little ones.

A beautiful and very peaceful enviorment...

Been eating jacknbox for over 40 yrs. Loved their monster tacos especially at 2am in morningBut now for my taste they are to salty and spicy. They need to go back to letting you add your own hot sauce instead of them adding it

One of my favorite places

Very nice place and helpful people.

Hot and dry, most roads are locked even though it belongs to the people not the government. Open it up to the public.

Nice rolling terrain, huge trees. Lake Sam Rayburn is beautiful. Rocky outcroppings, some great beaches along the shore to get in the water

The national forest are breaming with wildlife and unlimited species of plant life. Its a beautiful place to unwind with the family.

Great woods for hunting. Lots of squirrels, lots of hogs and a fair amount of deer. Seen a few yotes and bobcats as well.

We had a blast we went there looking to fish we did we dont know if theres no fish in the water if they just werent biting we didnt catch anything its super pretty definitely going back in the springtime and summer

Very historically place. It was also very maintained. Saw some very distant relatives there

I started hunting here this past season, there is plenty access and the roads are decent even with the weather not letting up and everything else super wet. Just need to spend a little more time in the off season scouting around. There are plenty of other hunters but this is not over pressured.

We love going to all the National Forest in our area. We love the camping areas. Primitive and ones with water and electricity. Getting off the grid and just unplugging for a few days.

Good place to hunt!

One of our favorite places in the United States.

I love looking at the wildlife that lives in this area.

This is a giant area, full of bike & hiking trails through some of the most beautiful & historical areas in the state of Texas.

Amazing place. Its AMAZING how much you get to see Gods wonderful work up close and personal. Wow!

Absolutely my favorite place in southeast tx! The most perfect place to enjoy the day with my granddaughter! The swimming area has a perfect spot for toddlers, only about 8 inches deep!

Its wonderful to conect with nature. It is so beautiful

Love the woods

I love this area, I have been enjoying this forest with my family for 60 years. I have a small place close to Powell park a great place for the family to enjoy the out doors, it is perfect for the old style tent campers are for the beginners who luke all the comforts of home. I want to share this with you, Saturday afternoon my wife and I was riding the back roads, just enjoying conversation and seeing some new country. Then right in front of the truck a, what I thought was a coyote ran across the road about 40 yards in front of us and my wife said that is a big German Shepard. It stopped on the side of the road for a split second and then I realized what I was looking at was not a coyote but a wolf, it was large, it is only the third one I have ever seen in the wild. It was a great experiance.

Love this place. Quiet

I came here to decide if the choices ive made in my life have been a horrible spiral of downward falling failure. Or a challenge

Deep East Texas. A Beautiful place. Full of life.

Timber and Sasquatch. Deer Hunting. Good Food and Sleep.

The lakes are beautiful especially in the morning when the sun is coming up

Great place, but watch out for the ranger, he will throw the book @ cha. No none

Was awesome got to see deer, coger tracks a bald eagle, was nice

Beautiful place. It backs up to my back yard. I love all the animals except the snakes.

Loved the beautiful colors of the fall foliage l.

Its a good place for a little r&r

Very pretty forest. We visited on a chili day and rushed through the trails. I would like to come back when it warms a little and take my time exploring.

Hanks creek park is closing for a year to cut alot of trees, its going to be so open in the sun camping now. I went for the shady camping and wildlife watching as well as fishing..disappointed for now we will see!

Saw Bigfoot...seems nice said his name was steve

Beautiful drive but I recommend Deer Whistles, Ive personally seen them work driving my hybrid which wasnt making a sound!

Great forest. Not so trashy.

Feds have made it impossible for the elderly hunters to haul a deers body out of the woods. Suggest calling Game Warden for help with dragging game out every time might get the law changed. As for now youre not allowed to use a cart or wheelbarrow. None of the native fruit and nut trees exist anywhere, only pine trees for selling. What happened to Roosevelt s pledge to keep them in their original and pristine state?

The country sides are nice and Sam Rayburn is a nice too.

Just a must see area with about every outdoor activity and of course the beautiful forest.

Amazing forest. Its quiet and the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful. The trails are very good as well. I recommend going off trail but only if you are experienced. Its good for a day trip or camping for several days. Its a great way for you and kids to connect back with nature.

Hwy 255 is a fun drive.It contains both Lake Sam Rayburn Dam and the Lake Toledo Bend Dam.

I love this place its so beautiful and just a great atmosphere

Good river good woods ! Huntin and fishin aint bad either

Like hogs? Deer? Natural springs? Lakes full ofish? Interesting landmarks? Creepy-crawlies that bite, sting, and steal yer lunch? ’Nuff said? :)

Its an excellent hiking and learning experience. In the summer dress in cool clothing, bring plenty of water, mosquito repellent, and wear comfortable shoes.

Great east Texas lakes area national park.

This is a nice place to visit. U can call the Ranger Station and find out what all is available to do.

Spent a weekend fishing on the lake. Beautiful area. I havent been here since college. Love this place. Great fishing on the lake.

Fishing without the pressure

Talk about bad experience. Never again will I go to Caney Creek. The national Forest people are terrible and think they are the rulers of the earth. They sit and wait for all the fisherman for the big splash tourny to get on the lake and start writing tickets for parking. They all payed their fees for the launch. This is the only time if the year that the parks are full. The park people could have been there at 330 in the morning and coordinate the parking and avoided the 60 something to keys they gave. Because I had a motor home they got me for camping. 105. There is nothing there to say no camping. I will advise every one not to go to this park. Even though you pay for this park it is not kept up and there is only terrible people running it. Beware.

A nice drive with beautiful scenery.

The best place to get out and I enjoy nature

Well cared for forrest

This is truly Gods country.

Did not visit here! Towers pinged wrong! It is beautiful though!

Had a great time with the family. No deer yet, but saw some does and Elliott had a blast! Cant wait for next time.

I love the beauty of nature

They have some beautiful hiking trails

I was driving through the area. This area is very nice and scenic.

Beautiful seren, and peaceful!

Really nice house, clean, comfortable great price. Fully equipped kitchen with top appliances. Location is perfect. No wifi but your phones do work in house. We had an enjoyable time.

Difficult to get GPS. Not bad unless your not a local.

Beautiful places to explore nature

Just riding around looking for places to fish and looking for places to do some deer hunting this year the national forest is pretty this time of year

Beautiful Area to visit. Check out Oggs Fish Camp in Plum Ridge. Nice place to rent a monthly RV spot and they have 2 cabins to rent out. Set up great for fishing tournaments.

Just beautiul.

Such A Beautiful Place

The best fast food burger. If you are in a hurry and want a good burger head to Whataburger.

Great place

If you want a nice quiet so real place. This is it

Beautiful forest, beautiful lake, if your in the Broaddus area, stop by Dairy Mart and grab a bite, best burger for 100 miles. Fill your gas tank up before coming down this way, gas is expensive

We just drove through to see for future events. It was great.

Fun lake not a lot of people

Excellent boat ramp, ample parking,& clean restrooms

It absolutely beautiful, and seems more natural and less commercialised than other TX. State parks. Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

Best place to relax and fish

We launch our boat at Hanks Creek. This is a very nice place to launch your boat with 2 ramps available and has a floating dock. Coming in you will see a information area where you are required to fill out a envelope and a slip to hang visible in your windshield. Include your $5 fee in envelope and place in drop box. So make sure you bring a pen!You dont have to just come here to launch a boat there is a swimming area. This is a nice place to come and enjoy the lake.

My happy place...

Good area to fish