Athens, Texas Micropolitan Area

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Hotels near Athens, Texas:

Quality Inn & Suites, Athens
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.3 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ATHENS, Athens
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1.3 miles away
Super 8 Motel, Athens, Tx, Athens
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3.9 miles away
Best Western Canton Inn, Canton
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21.4 miles away
Canton - Days Inn, Canton
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21.4 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Canton, Canton
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21.4 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Canton
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21.5 miles away
Best Western Gun Barrel City Inn, Gun Barrel City
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23.6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Palestine, Tx, Palestine
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29.2 miles away
Best Western Palestine Inn, Palestine
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29.4 miles away
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PALESTINE, Palestine
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29.8 miles away
La Quinta Inn & Suites Palestine, Palestine
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31.1 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Neches River
28 miles away
scouted at put in and half mile downstream. the stream has enough water to paddle and there is plentiful wildlife in the area. there is nothing more than a ripple down this stream though and there is garbage everywhere at the put in and the first half mile. the take out looks almost impassably overgrown. i did not even bother scouting it more closely as i have little interest in watching a great blue heron stand on a dirty, old, carboard beer box....


Campgrounds near Athens, Texas:

   Lake Athens Marina and RV Park, Athens, 3 miles away
      
   Flame Mobile Home and RV Park, Athens, 4 miles away
      
   Windsor Place RV Estates, Athens, 4 miles away
      
   Staway Ranch RV Park, Murchison, 7 miles away
      
   Purtis Creek State Park, Eustace, 13 miles away
      
   R H Lee Park, Malakoff, 14 miles away
      
   Cherokee Landing, Malakoff, 14 miles away
      
   Caney Cove on the Lake, Caney City, 14 miles away
      
   Sunny Glen Resort Motel and Camp, Malakoff, 14 miles away
      
   Fisherman's wharf, Malakoff, 15 miles away
      



Trails near Athens, Texas:

   Purtis Creek State Park Trail, Henderson , 15 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Athens, Texas:

   Neches River, Anderson CherokeeCounty, 29 miles away
      Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
...e everywhere at the put in and the first half mile. the take out looks almost i...




Golf Courses Near Athens, Texas:

   Echo Creek Country Club, Murchison, 11 miles away
      
   Country Oaks Golf Course, Malakoff, 14 miles away
      



Lakes Near Athens, Texas:

   Kemp Lake, Henderson County, 2 miles away
      
   Athens Fish and Game Club Lake, Henderson County, 3 miles away
      
   Moonshine Creek Lake Number 2, Henderson County, 4 miles away
      
   Lake Athens, Henderson County, 4 miles away
      


  

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