Jasper is a city in the Deep East region of Texas.
Understand
Jasper gained a measure of notoriety when an African-American man was dragged to his death behind a pick-up truck in a gruesome lynching in 1998. Much of the town subsequently unified to express revulsion for the crime and opposition to the racial hatred that motivated it.
Get in
- US 96 south from San Augustine or north from Kirbyville and Beaumont
- US 190, about 100 miles east of Huntsville
Get around
See
- Beaty-Orton House, 200 S. Main (near Sandy Creek Park), +1 409-383-6138. M-F 8AM-5PM. Historic two-story home. Donation requested
- Sam Rayburn Powerhouse, +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. Open dawn to dusk. One mile loop walking/running trail, playground and covered picnic areas.
Buy
- Crafts & Things, +1 409 384-6383. Locally made craft items.
- Junktique, +1 409 384-4166. Antiques.
- Milam Street Gallery, +1 409 384-4465. Antiques and collectibles.
Eat
- Hamburger Depot, 283 S Wheeler St, +1 409 384-5824. Local favorite for hamburgers and all the fixin's.
- The Rustic Grill and More, 205 N Wheeler St, Colmesneil, +1 409-837-5243. Cheap but tasty downhome cooking.
Drink
Sleep
- Holiday Inn Express, 501 W Gibson St, +1 409-384-8400. Clean rooms with interior access, mini-fridge, microwave, and free internet access.
- Super 8, 2100 North Wheeler, +1 409-489-4871. 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, +1 325-315-8312. Restored wooden Victorian inn built in 1901.