Deferred Maintenance Projects for Fiscal Year 2022
November 24, 2020 – The Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service is seeking public feedback on a proposed list of deferred maintenance projects selected for Great American Outdoors Act funding in fiscal year 2022.
May 22, 2020 — The USDA Forest Service today announced that it is partially reopening some Recreation Areas on the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas that had been temporarily shut down for the health and safety of visitors and staff because of Covid-19.
The following areas scheduled to reopen May 22 include:
Angelina National Forest (Camping and Day use open)
• Boykin Springs Recreation Area
• Caney Creek Recreation Area
• Townsend Recreation Area
April 13, 2020 – In alignment with current federal, state and local guidance for social distancing and to ensure health safety of its employees, visitors and volunteers, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas will temporarily shut down overnight camping in Wildlife Management Areas effective April 11.
Wildlife Management Areas impacted by this announcement include:
March 26, 2020 – Effective immediately multiple recreation sites on the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas have been closed indefinitely for the health and safety of visitors and staff.
The following additional recreation sites will be closed and unavailable to reserve via Recreation.gov where applicable.
March 20, 2020 – Multiple recreation sites on the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas have been closed indefinitely for the health and safety of visitors and staff.
Effective immediately the following recreation sites will be closed and unavailable to reserve via Recreation.gov where applicable.
February 10, 2020 - The National Forests and Grasslands in Texas is waiving day-use fees at recreation sites Monday, February 17 for Presidents’ Day.
“We hope this free day offers an incentive to all people to experience the great outdoors in our forests and grasslands,” Forest Supervisor Eddie Taylor said.
Camping fees remain in effect, but day-use fees will be waived on February 17 at these recreation areas and trails:
January 20, 2020 - In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas is waiving day-use fees January 20 at day-use areas in the Angelina, Sabine, Davy Crockett and Sam Houston National Forests, and the Caddo and Lyndon B. Johnson Grasslands.