Jasper (Texas)

Jasper gained a measure of notoriety when an African-American man was dragged to his death behind a pick-up truck in a gruesome lynching in 1998. Much of the town subsequently unified to express revulsion for the crime and opposition to the racial hatred that motivated it.

• US 96 south from San Augustine or north from Kirbyville and Beaumont
• US 190, about 100 miles east of Huntsville

• Beaty-Orton House, 200 S. Main (near Sandy Creek Park), ☏ +1 409-383-6138. M-F 8AM-5PM. Historic two-story home. Donation requested. 
• Sam Rayburn Powerhouse (just off Recreation Road 255), ☏ +1 409-384-5716. This sixteen-story hydroelectric power plant has won design awards. 

• Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Fishing, boating. 
• Sandy Creek Park and Trail (between S, Main and Marvin Hancock Dr). Open dawn to dusk. One-mile loop walking/running trail, playground and covered picnic areas. 

• Crafts & Things, ☏ +1 409 384-6383. Locally made craft items. 
• Junktique, ☏ +1 409 384-4166. Antiques. 
• Milam Street Gallery, ☏ +1 409 384-4465. Antiques and collectibles. 

• Hamburger Depot, 283 S Wheeler St, ☏ +1 409 384-5824. Local favorite for hamburgers and all the fixin's. 
• The Rustic Grill and More, 205 N Wheeler St, Colmesneil, ☏ +1 409-837-5243. Cheap but tasty downhome cooking. 

• Holiday Inn Express, 501 W Gibson St, ☏ +1 409-384-8400. Clean rooms with interior access, mini-fridge, microwave, and free internet access. 
• Super 8, 2100 North Wheeler, ☏ +1 409-489-4871. Clean and relatively new. Squeamish drivers may want to pass on this one, as its parking lot exits at a rather dangerous busy intersection. 
• Swann Hotel Bed and Breakfast, 250 N Main St, ☏ +1 325-315-8312. Restored wooden Victorian inn built in 1901.