Caddo National Grassland is a National Grassland in the southern Great Plains

Great Plains

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, consisting of two separate sections located in northeastern and southeastern Fannin County, Texas

Fannin County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,242 people, 11,105 households, and 7,984 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 12,887 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, USA

United States

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. It is a 17,873-acre

Acre

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 (27.93 sq mi, or 72.33 km²) park that was purchased in the 1930s. The goal of the park when purchased was to restore the eroded soil.

The grassland

Grassland

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 is administered together with all four United States National Forest

United States National Forest

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s and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:...

. The units include Angelina

Angelina National Forest

Angelina National Forest is a United States National Forest, one of four located in Texas. The Angelina National Forest is located in East Texas in parts of San Augustine, Angelina, Jasper and Nacogdoches counties. It is managed together with the three other National Forests in Texas from...

, Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett National Forest

Davy Crockett National Forest is off U.S. Highway 69 lying west of Lufkin, Texas and east of Crockett. It is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture National Forest Service local headquarters in Lufkin...

, Sabine

Sabine National Forest

Sabine National Forest is located in East Texas near the Texas-Louisiana border. The forest is administered together with the other three United States National Forests and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in Lufkin, Texas. The units include Angelina, Davy...

, and Sam Houston

Sam Houston National Forest

The Sam Houston National Forest, one of four National Forests in Texas, is located 50 miles north of Houston. The forest is administered together with the other three United States National Forests and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in Lufkin, Texas...

 National Forests, plus Caddo and Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland

Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland

Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland is a National Grassland located in the Great Plains of the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas near Decatur and within an hour's drive from Fort Worth. It is primarily used for recreation such as hiking, camping, horseback riding, fishing and hunting...

. There are local ranger

National Park Ranger

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 district offices located in Decatur

Decatur, Texas

Decatur is a city located in Wise County, Texas, United States. This city was named after Stephen Decatur, Jr. The population was 5,201 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 6,432. It is the county seat of Wise County...

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