Piney Woods Voyage Tips and guide

The Piney Woods is the name of the region encompassing east and northeast Texas. This region of Texas often defies traditional views of the state having a mountainous desert landscape or brush-covered hills. Large pines and other evergreen trees cover this area of the state, with forestry and oil/gas mining being large industries for area residents.

Regions

32°9′14″N 94°48′10″W

Map of Piney Woods

Northeastern Texas

Central Piney Woods

Deep East Texas

Cities

32.5428-94.94691 Gladewater
30.723328-95.5509562 Huntsville
32.3856-94.86863 Kilgore
32.5092-94.75394 Longview
31.3369-94.73035 Lufkin
31.608889-94.6508336 Nacogdoches , historic city important to Texas' early development, the oldest city in the state.
33.437222-94.06757 Texarkana
32.350833-95.3005568 Tyler
30.1775-95.5038899 The Woodlands — a suburban bedroom community of Houston that hosts the Houston Symphony during the summer

Other destinations

30.31-94.191 Big Thicket National Preserve

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Do

Great fishing and good golf facilities are in this area.

Hike, bike or ride the Northeast Texas Trail from Farmersville northeast of Dallas to New Boston, just west of Texarkana.

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