Description

Oakhurst Forest is a wooded tract that has been managed for pine timber production. It is comprised of merchantable, premerchantable and non-forest acreage. The merchantable acreage is divided into 9 timber stands including thinned and un-thinnned pine plantations and Stream Side Management Zones (SMZs). The premerchantable acreage is comprised of 6 stands, all young pine plantations. Non-Forest acres include clear cuts, roads and pipeline. The tract is 48.8% merchantable, 41.6% premerchantable and 9.7% non-forest. The soil maps for Walker County, Texas (USDA SCS) identifies the soils on most of the property as "deep, sandy and loamy, gently undulating to gently rolling soils on uplands" with moderately high pine productivity potential (50 year site index of 80 for loblolly pine). Highly productive Kanebreak soils occupy the river bottom. The property has a timberland exemption in place for ad-valorem taxes, and the taxes for 2015 amounted to $3,522.80, which is less than $4.00 per acre. This tract offers current and potential income from pine timber as well as exciting recreational aspects. It adjoins the Sam Houston National Forest on its southeastern boundary. Wildlife are plentiful in the area and include white-tail deer, feral hogs, squirrels, ducks and dove. The property is ideally situated on a major US Highway that extends east to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and west thru the Texas Hill Country to Pecos County, Texas. US 190 is also known as the "Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway" and commonly called the "Central Texas Expressway." It is a common route from Louisiana to Ft. Hood, Texas and points west. Oakhurst Forest is located in the growth path of Houston, being only 75 miles north of downtown Houston, 55 miles north of Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, 40 miles north of The Woodlands and 30 miles north of Conroe. The immediate area is home to Sam Houston State University, the fastest growing university in Texas. Population of Huntsville is over 38,000 and for Walker County is over 67,000, with both city and county experiencing a 9% gain in population since 2000. Recreational opportunities around and nearby Lake Livingston, Lake Conroe and the Sam Houston National Forest. Oakhurst Forest presents an opportunity for investment, development, unlimited recreation or your next home.