Davy Crockett National Forest | |
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Location | Kennard, Texas and Houston County, Texas, USA |
Nearest city | Lufkin, TX |
Coordinates | 31°20′00″N 95°05′00″W / 31.33333°N 95.08333°W |
Area | 160,647 acres (650.12 km2)[1] |
Established | October 13, 1936[2] |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Website | Davy Crockett National Forest |
Davy Crockett National Forest in Kennard, Texas is off U.S. Highway 69 lying west of Lufkin, Texas and east of Crockett. It is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service local headquarters in Lufkin. There are local ranger district offices located in Ratcliff.
The forest, part of the Piney Woods ecoregion, covers a total of 160,647 acres (251.0 sq mi; 650.1 km2) in two counties - Houston 94,481 acres (147.6 sq mi; 382.4 km2) and Trinity 67,361 acres (105.3 sq mi; 272.6 km2).
Davy Crockett National Forest, which is bordered on the northeast by the Neches River and is located in Kennard, Texas, includes the 45-acre (180,000 m2) Ratcliff Lake. The area is pine-hardwood woodlands with flat to gently rolling terrain.