The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District welcomes you to Sam Rayburn Reservoir, located north of Jasper, Texas, in the heart of the East Texas Pineywoods. Our mission: to provide flood control to the Angelina & Neches River basins in Southeast Texas (including Beaumont and Port Arthur), supply water to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, the Beaumont area, the city of Lufkin, and to offer some of the best fishing, camping and boating in Texas.

The Recreation.gov website has an entirely new look with features including simplified search capabilities, enhanced content and streamlined Google maps.  Visitors to the website can now do much more than make reservations for camping, tours and tickets at federal facilities.  The Corps has almost 30,000 reservable campsites in Recreation.gov and there is a wealth of information about Corps water resources projects.  More details on the new features added to the Recreation.gov website may be found under the “New Look! New Features!” Tab located at the top right hand corner of Recreation.gov home page.  We hope you take some time to explore the new Recreation.gov website, and better yet, we hope you find some great new places to get out and Explore Your America!  http://www.recreation.gov

Facility Closure Report:

Sam Rayburn Reservoir Giant Salvinia continues to expand in Sam Rayburn, and efforts to contain and destroy the plant have been successful. The Corps asks boaters to ensure they clean their boats, trailers, recreational and fishing equipment thoroughly as soon as they leave an infected area. Please do not transport Giant Salvinia to other areas. Substantial fines may be assessed to those transporting Giant Salvinia on boats, trailers, etc. Help eradicate this menace from our waters. Due to low lake levels, some boat ramps are unusable and have been closed. CLOSED/UNUSABLE Boat Ramps: Mill Creek, Twin Dikes north ramp, Rayburn Park west and north ramps, Marion Ferry, Etoile Park, McAllister, Cassels Boykin new boat ramp west 2 lanes and old ramp, 83 Bridge, Lakewood, Whip-per-will, Townsend, Black Forest, Sandy Creek, Harvey. USE CAUTION - Kingtown, Ewing, and Shirley Creek. All other boat ramps have been reported open and usable. For the most current closure information, click http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/drought/drought.htm This site last updated on January 12, 2012