Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.
A home-style restaurant on Hwy 6 near the lake with a daily lunch buffet and a weekend seafood buffet, one of the more established sit-down options near Toledo Bend.
The resort dining room at Cypress Bend Resort, overlooking Toledo Bend and the golf course's 18th green, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
A combination bait-tackle shop, gas station, and deli serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner — also a general stop for lake visitors.
A long-running maker of Zwolle-style tamales — ground corn, pork, and spices hand-wrapped in corn shucks — a regional food tradition tied to the area's Spanish and Native American heritage. Cash only, sold by the dozen.
A 1.5-mile Dogwood Nature Trail loop, a roughly 3.6-mile Magnolia Loop, and a 12-mile multi-use trail on the lake's north end.
A north-lake marina with boat launch, convenience store, bait and tackle, marine fuel, and jon-boat rentals, plus cabin and RV lodging.
A mid-lake marina on the Louisiana shore, full-service with lodging and boat access.
A Sabine River Authority public park with a six-lane paved boat ramp, a lighted pier, a beach, and RV and cabin sites. Day-use and launch fee applies.
A frontier U.S. Army post established in 1822 under Lt. Col. Zachary Taylor to secure the border with Spanish/Mexican Texas along the disputed "Neutral Strip." A National Historic Landmark since 1961, with a restored kitchen and a reconstructed officers' quarters building now a museum.
The reservoir's defining structure, an 11-gate spillway capable of releasing 200,000 cubic feet per second at full open, crossed by the Pendleton Bridge on LA Hwy 6.