Davy Crockett National Forest is off

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lying west of

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and east of

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. It is administered by the

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Forest Service local headquarters in Lufkin. There are local ranger district offices located in Ratcliff. The forest, part of the

Piney Woods The Piney Woods is a temperate coniferous forest terrestrial ecoregion in the Southern United States covering of East Texas, southern Arkansas, western Louisiana, and southeastern Oklahoma. These coniferous forests are dominated by several sp ...

ecoregion, covers a total of in two

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Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

and

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. Davy Crockett National Forest, which is bordered on the northeast by the

Neches River The Neches River () begins in Van Zandt County west of Rhine Lake and flows for through the piney woods of east Texas, defining the boundaries of 14 counties on its way to its mouth on Sabine Lake near the Rainbow Bridge. Two major reservoirs, ...

, includes the Ratcliff Lake. The area is pine-hardwood woodlands with flat to gently rolling terrain.

Uses

The national forest is managed on a multiple-use philosophy and are used for lumbering, grazing, oil production, hunting, and recreation. In fiscal year 1994, 93.8 million board feet of timber was harvested from the national forests in Texas, providing 2,098 jobs and $73,108,000 in income to the surrounding Texas communities. In addition, Texas ranchers with special permits could graze their cattle in the national forests. At the Davy Crockett National Forest, 386 head of cattle grazed in fiscal year 1994. Recreational facilities within the national forest at the

Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area is a developed park within the Davy Crockett National Forest near Kennard, Texas, United States. The park surrounds a lake that was once a mill pond and source of water for a sawmill which operated from 1902 to 1920. ...

include a bathhouse, camping, picnicking and swimming areas, boat ramps, and hiking trails. The

Big Slough Wilderness The Big Slough Wilderness is a protected area in Davy Crockett National Forest in Houston County, Texas, United States. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of ...

also lies within the forest.

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External links

Davy Crockett National Forest
USDA Forest Service - National Forests & Grasslands in Texas
Davy Crockett National Forest
from the Handbook of Texas Online. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crockett, Davy National Forest National Forests of Texas Protected areas of Houston County, Texas Protected areas of Trinity County, Texas Davy Crockett 1936 establishments in Texas Protected areas established in 1936

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