Jasper (Texas)

Jasper is a city in Texas.

Get in

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

See

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

Do

• 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.

Buy

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

Eat

• Hamburger Depot, 283 S Wheeler St, 409 384 5824. Local favorite for hamburgers and all the fixin's.
• Texas Star Café, 205 N Wheeler St, 409 837 4444. Cheap but tasty downhome cooking.

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express, 239 East Gibson, 409 384 9021, [1]. Clean rooms with interior access, mini-fridge, microwave, and free internet access.
• Ramada Inn, 239 East Gibson, 409 384 9021, [2]. Clean rooms. Laundry service and restaurant/bar on the premises. Pets OK.
• Super 8, 2100 North Wheeler, 409 384 8600, [3]. 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, 409 489 9010. Restored wooden Victorian inn built in 1901.

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