The starting point of Nacogdoches, the “Oldest Town in Texas,” gives this route a historical bent right out of the gate, with nine flags having flown here. Travelers are greeted along the way with alluring, colorful touches of nature, with the Angelina and Sabine National Forests only adding to the beauty as well as providing access to nature trails and lush campgrounds. Sam Rayburn Lake and the Toledo Bend Reservoir are widely known for trophy-bass fishing, and winners of local fishing tournaments get bragging rights by having their framed t-shirts displayed on the wall of The Stump Restaurant & Club in nearby Brookeland. This trip offers miles of passage along roads that are thickly lined with greenery, with ample friendly, small-town hospitality available as the openness unfolds.
ALONG THE WAY
Broaddus
CATFISH JUNCTION
1310 TX Hwy. 147
936-872-3008
COUNTRY INN MOTEL
129 TX Hwy. 83
936-872-3691
countryinnmotel.net
Center
DARRELL’S BAR-B-QUE
520 Hurst St.
936-590-9266
PINE COLONY INN
500 Shelbyville St.
936-598-7700
pinecolonyinn.com
TR’S STEAKS & MORE
825 Hurst St.
936-598-4115
trssteaksandmore.com
Hemphill
PATRICIA HUFFMAN SMITH NASA MUSEUM
375 Sabine St.
409-787-4827
nasacolumbiamuseum.com
SABINE NATIONAL FOREST/TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR
5050 TX Hwy. 21 E.
409-625-1940
toledo-bend.com/national-forest/index.asp
TOLEDO BEND BED & BREAKFAST
203 Becker Ln.
409-625-1093
toledobendbedandbreakfast.com
Jasper
MILAM STREET GALLERY
227 E. Milam St., Jasper
409-384-4465
Nacogdoches
CLEAR SPRINGS RESTAURANT
211 Old Tyler Rd.
936-569-0489
clearspringsrestaurant.com/nacogdoches
DURST-TAYLOR HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDENS
304 North St
936-560-4443
HARDEMAN HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST
316 N. Church St.
936-205-5280
hardemanhouse.com
Shelbyville
LOBLOLLY’S GARDEN MARKETPLACE
5139 TX Hwy. 87 S.
936-598-2020
loblollys.com
ON THE ROAD
Pit Stops
1. HEMPHILL FUEL STOP
643 Sabine St., Hemphill
2. MURPHY USA
250 Rough Rider Dr., Center
Grab a Bite
1. BEAR’S COUNTRY DINER
300 TX Hwy. 147, Broaddus
936-872-3411
2. LIBERTY BELL BAR
422 E. Main St., Nacogdoches
936-622-6425
libertybellbar.com
Stay the Night
1. FIN & FEATHER RESORT
245 Fin & Feather Dr., Hemphill
409-579-2056
finfeatherresort.com
2. SWANN HOTEL BED & BREAKFAST
250 N. Main St., Jasper
409-489-9010
jaspertxbandb.com
Diversions
1. ANGELINA NATIONAL FOREST
111 Walnut Ridge Rd., Zavalla
936-897-1068
fs.usda.gov
2. A SAM RAYBURN MARINA RESORT
4404 Sam Rayburn Pkwy,
Brookeland
409-698-2696
samrayburnmarinaresort.com
Only in Texas
1. STONEY BROOK FARM
6427 FM 225 S., Nacogdoches
936-569-4859
stoneybrookfrm.wix.com/stoney-brooke-farm_1
2. STUMP RESTAURANT & CLUB
3819 TX Hwy. 255, Brookeland
409-698-9495
