- Sabine National Forest
Infobox_protected_area | name = Sabine National Forest
iucn_category = VI
caption =
locator_x = 153
locator_y = 137
location =Texas , USA
nearest_city = Hemphill, TX
lat_degrees = 31
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 27
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 50
long_seconds = 32
long_direction = W
area = 160,656 acres (650 km²)
established =1935
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Forest ServiceSabine National Forest is located in
East Texas near theTexas -Louisiana border. The forest is administered together with the other threeUnited States National Forest s and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices inLufkin, Texas . The units include Angelina, Davy Crockett, Sabine, and Sam Houston National Forests, plusCaddo National Grassland andLyndon B. Johnson National Grassland . There are localranger district offices located in Hemphill.The forest covers a total of 160,609 acres in five counties - Sabine (95,410 acres), Shelby (59,037 acres), San Augustine (4,317 acres), Newton (1,781 acres), and Jasper (64 acres).
External links
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/recreation/sabine/sabine_gen_info.shtml Sabine National Forest] USDA Forest Service - National Forests & Grasslands in Texas
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/gks1.html Sabine National Forest] from the Handbook of Texas Online
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