Pineywoods

Tyler State Park view of the water with tall pines in the background
October 2025 Issue

Tyler State Park is a Pineywoods Paradise

Hike, bike and swim beneath tall pine canopies.

Story by Tenley Jackson
Two men walk through the forest at Boggy Slough Conservation Area
August/September 2025 Issue

Boggy Slough Conservation Area Earns Top Award for Land Stewardship

The diverse 19,000-acre preserve lies in East Texas' Pineywoods.

Story by Lerrin Johnson
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March 2025 Issue

Palestine Celebrates Its Role as Dogwood Trails Capital of Texas

Pineywoods town holds spring events to salute the blooming tree.

Story by John H. Ostdick
A street view of downtown Navasota, Texas, including the Navasota Examiner building
October 2024 Issue

Navasota Is Embracing its History to Become an East Texas Destination

This pine-curtain tourism hub has embraced the extravagance (and depravity) of its past.

Story by Morgan O'Hanlon
Towering pines grow along the shore of Lake Livingston at Lake Livingston State Park
August/September 2024 Issue

Camp in the Pines at Lake Livingston State Park

East Texas park offers fishing, hiking and wildlife watching.

Story by Morgan O'Hanlon
Family walking on boardwalk at Lake Livingston.
July 2023 Issue

Explore Lake Livingston's Boardwalk Trail

This state park path takes you through the Pineywoods.

Story by Russell Roe
game warden using a drone flying it about heads height.
January/February 2023 Issue

Texas Game Wardens Use Drones in Rescues, Arrest

Individuals found in Texas State Parks using drone technology.

Story by Lauren Hummert
Mountain Short-horned Lizard on a rocky mountain.
November 2022 Issue

Hit The Road For A Toad: A Herper's Big Year

Naturalist Romey Swanson embarks on a yearlong quest to see Texas’ reptiles and amphibians

Story and photos by Romey Swanson
Stone building with a rusk sign atop an awning.
May 2022 Issue

Discover The East Texas Town That Built Its Own Railroad

When major rail projects bypassed the town, residents took matters into their own hands.

Story by John H. Ostdick
Fuller's Folly on the Brazos River
March 2009 Issue

Bowfin Fish: Monsters From the Dinosaur Age Lurk in Texas Waters

The bowfin isn’t really a trout, but it does date from the Jurassic period of the Mesozoic Era.

Story by Larry D. Hodge
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The October 2024 cover of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, featuring a surfer riding a wave along the Texas Gulf Coast

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