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Indian Mounds Recreation Area in Sabine National Forest
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The Indian Mounds Recreation Area is open for camping
with a fee of $2 per vehicle for day use and $4 per night per campsite.
A paved boat ramp is available all year for access to Toledo
Bend Reservoir.
6/25/02 Update: Indian Mounds does not have any
seasonal closing. It is completely open all year. Instead of 56 campsites,
there are now 37 developed and 15 undeveloped campsites. Developed campsites
have drinking water faucets nearby, portable toilets nearby, table, tentpad,
trash cans, tilt back grill and lantern posts. Undeveloped sites are paved
and mowed only. The camping area has a new boat ramp.
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Directions:
From the junction of Texas Highway 87 and Texas Highway 83 in Hemphill,
Tx.:
- Take Highway 83 East 7 miles to Highway 3382
- Turn South on 3382 and go 3.9 miles to Indian Mounds
Recreation Area.
- Along the way you will see signs to Indian
Mounds Wilderness Area - don't be confused - IT is WILDERNESS, not
the Recreation Area.
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The area offers excellent opportunities for
hunting waterfowl on the reservoir and hunting deer and squirrel outside
of the campground area. Visitors can hike to the mounds for which the area
is named.
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The area has improved camping units, each with a table, tent pad, grill
and lantern post. Water hydrants, chemical flush toilets, and garbage
cans are located near camping sites. There are no sites with electrical
hookups.
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The area is rich in wildflowers, ferns, mosses, liverworts, and fungi.
It is the only place in Texas where Broad Beech Fern, Rattlesnake Fern,
and Wedgegrass can be found. 168 species of birds have been identified
in the area in addition to white-tailed deer, gray fox, raccoon, opossum,
gray and fox squirrel, coyote, mink, weasel, and otter. .
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For further information on Indian Mounds Recreation Area, contact:
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USDA FOREST SERVICE
YELLOWPINE RANGER DISTRICT
P.O. BOX F
HEMPHILL, TEXAS 75948
(409) 787-3870
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Sabine River Authority of Texas
Route 1 Box 270
Burkeville, TX 75932
(409) 565-2273 |
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