Located in the heart of the east Texas piney woods region, Lufkin is home to vast lumber and wood products industries. Outdoor recreation available in Angelina dn Davy Crockett National Forests and huge Sam Rayburn reservoir. The area produces more than a milliion board feet of saw timber annually and a major volume of pulpwood from short and longleaf pines, cypress, hickory, oak, gum and magnolia trees.
City parks offer picnicking and outdoor sports including golf, fishing, swimming, and tennis.
Sites of historical interest are marked throughout the city. Home to Angelina Junior College. Nearest entrance is 14 miles southeast on U.S. 69. Angelina National Forest is the smallest in Texas with 154,307 acres in Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches and San Augustine Counties. Nearest entrance is about 11 miles west on Texas 94.