GOLFERS!

There are several terrific courses in close proximity to the lodge.

 Waterwood National

Toll-Free: 877-441-5211
Local: 936-891-5211
FX: 936-891-5011

www.waterwoodnational.com

Cape Royale

Cold Spring, TX

(936) 653-2388

www.caperoyalegolf.net

Mill Ridge Golf Course

Livingston, TX

1501 Mill Ridge Dr
Livingston, TX 77351-3053
800-410-5495 or (936) 327-3535

Mill Ridge

Public, 18 holes.

This course was originally built on the grounds of the historic Ogletree Sawmill. In 1999, the original course joined with the neighboring municipal course to create a new eighteen hole design. The new layout is lined with large pine trees, and sand bunkers come into play on several holes.

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 TEMPE CREEK RANCH is an 83 acre horse stable conveniently located just 1.25 hours North of Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.  It's just minutes from Lake Livingston and offers horse training,  full boarding, horseback riding on your or our horses, trail rides, private or group lessons.......we like to say "EVERYTHING HORSE" .

 Johnson Rock Shop - Indian Springs, US Hwy. 190, Livingston, TX.

936-563-4438 (Call for directions)

10 miles East of Livingston - Closed first two weeks in February. Tours for large groups may be arranged by appointment.

Margie and Otis Johnson own and operate their legendary rock shop in Indian Springs. The shop(s) carries lapidary equipment and supplies for even the most avid rock collector. Johnson Rock Shop is off the beaten path but well worth the journey. Several quaint buildings, each containing various types of precious and semi-precious gems, minerals and unique jewelry wait for the "rockhound" to discover. Visit one of the largest private collections of gems, minerals and petrified wood in Texas.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Lake Livingston Area 7 Day Forecast.

 POLK COUNTY MEMORIAL MUSEUM 

Antique Chair - This chair was gifted to the museum by the Big Thicket Museum in Saratoga, Texas. It is believed to have come from the old hotel and spa acclaimed to have healing power in its hot mineral baths. Sam Houston was a frequent visitor. Restoration of the chair was possible through a donation by Mrs. Nell Wilkerson.

TRADE DAYS

Pedigo Park, Livingston.  Open year-round on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday before the third Monday of each month, Livingston Trade Days is set up in Livingston’s scenic Pedigo Park.

Indian Hill Boat Rental LLC - Pontoon Boat Rentals on Lake Livingston.  Half Day or Full Day Rentals. All prices include safety equipment, instructions and a surcharge for fuel. Jet skies, ski boats are also available.

Appointments are not required, but are strongly recommended. 936-967-8102

  Fishermen and women of all ages often contact professional fishing guides for a day on the lake.

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE  Lake Livingston State Park - , in Polk County, one mile southwest of Livingston, contains 635.5 acres along Lake Livingston a 84,800-acre reservoir.

THE ALABAMA-COUSHATTA INDIAN RESERVATION. 

The Great Spirit had bestowed upon man the priceless gift of free will of which each individual makes his own choice between "good" and "evil" - this is a fundamental teaching of the Alabama-Coushatta.  This symbol of the twin water-fowls represents the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes.

LIVINGSTON/POLK COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Polk County where the only thing warmer than our Texas summers are the people you’ll find when you get here.

Founded in 1835 Polk County is named after United States President, James K. Polk, it encompasses five incorporated cities, Livingston, Corrigan, Onalaska, Goodrich and Seven Oaks and offers 1097 Square miles of Rolling Hills and Majestic Pine Forests that reach up and kiss the wide open Texas Sky.

 History (Texas Historical Handbook online):

"Lake Livingston is in the East Texas Timberlands region on the east bank of the Trinity River. Its geographical center is at 94°50' north latitude and 30°49' west longitude. The county seat, Livingston, straddles U.S. highways 59 and 190 about seventy-six miles northeast of Houston. The county comprises 1,061 square miles, ranging in elevation from 100 to 300 feet. The land gently rolls in the north and has light-colored, loamy surfaces and deep, reddish clay subsoils. To the south the topography is more level, with acidic, sandy to loamy surfaces and deep, reddish loam or clay subsoils. Along the Trinity River the soils are dark with loamy surfaces and cracking clay subsoils. Marine deposits indicate that the region was once under the sea. Pine and hardwood forests cover much of the area, but nearly 40 percent of the county is considered prime farmland. The Neches and Trinity rivers border the county, which is drained by seven primary streams: Menard, Sally, Tombigbee, Big Sandy, Long King, Piney, and Kickapoo creeks. Lake Livingston, a man-made reservoir on the Trinity River, covers 82,600 acres. The average annual temperature is 67° F. Precipitation averages forty-eight inches annually, and the growing season lasts 250 days."

ONALASKA, TEXAS

Located on a peninsula extending into Lake Livingston, 13 miles west of Livingston and 28 miles east of Huntsville on US Highway 190. Onalaska is nestled in a very picturesque setting surrounded by Lake Livingston and the Piney Woods in all directions.

Experience Lake Livingston:  http://www.experiencelakelivingston.com/index.htm

Houston Oilmans Bass Club:  http://www.hobc-bass.com/

Hunting, Fishing Network:  http://www.huntearth.com/default.php? 

Hunting & Wildlife:  http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/

Lake Livingston Marinas:  http://www.lake-livingston-texas.com/marina/marina.htm

Nexus Travel Destinations:  http://destinationnexus.com/Onalaska-Texas-Bed-and-Breakfasts-Inns-Hotels-Lodging.html

Onalaska Business Directory:  http://cityofonalaska.us/businessdirectory/listingA-C.htm

Polk County Retirement Paradise:  http://www.retireinpolkcountytexas.com/

Retire in Polk County:  http://retireinpolkcountytexas.com/Home_Page.html

RV Park Listings:  http://www.rvparklistings.com

RV Park 411:  http://rvpark411.com/rv-parks-and-campgrounds/rv-parks-and-campgrounds-in-texas.html

Texas RV Parks & Campgrounds:  http://www.rv-clubs.us.com

Texas Parks & Wildlife:  http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/

Veteransview Travel Site:  http://veteransview.com/Travel.htm

Veterans View Lodge Listing:  http://veteransview.com/buildresults.asp?City=Onalaska&State=TX&x=50&y=9

Winter Texans:  http://www.wintertexaninfo.com