The Sabine National Forest includes the Indian Mounds Wilderness.

The forest is located largely in Sabine County, TX. And, extending into Shelby and San Augustine Counties, boasts some of the best outdoor recreational areas around. The Yellowpine (Texas) District of the Sabine National Forest has 83,700 acres for the enjoyment of county residents as well as visitors from all over the country.

Sabine contains a number of diverse native plants including Shagbark Hickory (known to only a few scattered floodplains in the south), Wild Iris, Spider Lilly, and Carolina Lilly, Indian Pinks, Pawpaw, Green Dragons, and the rare Tri-Lillium. The area also contains the largest White Oak and Black Cherry in the National Forests in Texas. The area is rich in wildflowers, ferns, mosses, liverworts, and fungi. It is the only place in Texas where Broad Beech Fern, Rattlesnake Fern, and Wedgegrass can be found. 168 species of birds have been identified in the area in addition to white-tailed deer, gray fox, raccoon, opossum, gray and fox squirrel, coyote, mink, weasel, and otter. The forest also contains the largest remaining expanse of American Beech/Southern Magnolia in the world.

• Visit Ragtown Recreation Area which offers something for everyone in your family, from hiking to fishing to bird watching. Colonies of the endagered red-cockaded woodpecker can be found off forest Road 132 as you approach Ragtown Recreation Area.
• Hike part of the Trail Between the Lakes: A 28-mile hiking trail that winds through the Yellowpine Ranger District in the Sabine National Forest.