Texas Forest Trail

The Texas Forest Trail is a non-profit organization which promotes heritage tourism, economic development, and historic preservation.

[2] The 35-county Forest Trail Region historically is known for people such as the Caddo Indians and Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon.

The region has been called the gateway to Texas, with borders with Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Established in 1690 on San Pedro Creek near the Neches River by Franciscan friars, the purpose of the mission was twofold.

Aside from the primary objective of converting the local Nabedache Indians to Christianity, the mission functioned additionally as bulwark against any potential French attempt to claim the region as their own.