San Augustine

San Augustine is a picturesque town in Deep East Texas, and the site of Mission Dolores, one of the first Spanish missions established in east Texas in the early 18th century. Today, San Augustine is a Texas Main Street Community of 1900 people (2020) with several old buildings in its historic downtown. It is within an hour's drive of two of east Texas' largest lakes: Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Get in
The only practical way into San Augustine is by car.

By car
The primary route into San Augustine is US Highway 96 from Beaumont and Center. There are also smaller state highways that lead into San Augustine, such as Texas Highway 21 from Milam and Nacogdoches, or Texas Highway 147 to Zavalla and Shelbyville.

By plane
There is a small airstrip (San Augustine County Airport) about two miles west of town on Texas Highway 21. Useful for private planes and charter aircraft, a visitor arriving by plane would still need to arrange transportation with someone on the ground to travel the remaining distance to San Augustine. There is no public transportation or taxi service in the area.

Sleep
The only accommodations in San Augustine are two small motor inns near the intersection of US 96 & TX 21. These are very basic accommodations and only offer a handful of amenities, but are also good for the budget conscious and are usually priced between $60 & $80 a night.