Caddo National Grassland

Caddo National Grassland is a 17,785 National Grassland in two sections in Fannin County, northeast of Dallas, Texas.  The Ladonia Unit is to the south and the Bois d'Arc Unit is to the north.  The grassland contains three lakes - Coffee Mill Lake, Lake Crockett and Lake Fannin.  The lakes have boat ramps as well as campgrounds and access to multi-use trails open to hiking, biking and horseback riding.  The grassland is managed with the LBJ National Grassland from offices in Decatur.

Contact Information:

1400 US Hwy 81/287

P.O. Box 507

Decatur, Texas 76234

Phone: (940) 627-5475

Fax: (940) 627-6558

Map:

Trails:

Trail 2:

Trail 2 makes a 3.6-mile loop, starting from the campground and day-use trailhead, running past Coffee Mill Lake.

Wildlife:

Crowpoison (Nothoscordum bivalve)

Meadow garlic (Allium canadense)

Longbract wild indigo (Baptisia bracteata)

Eastern spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)

Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

Texas Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa)

Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta)

Potato dwarfdandelion (Krigia dandelion)

Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)

American coot (Fulica americana)

Blog Entries:

16-Apr-2023: Bonham State Park

External Links:

US Forest Service website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas/about-forest/districts/?cid=fswdev3_008440

Texas Parks and Wildlife website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/wma/find_a_wma/list/?id=4