Scenic Drives
Scenic Drive
Several routes near Rusk offer excellent woodland scenery: U.S. 69 both north and south; also F.M. 347, F.M. 747 (neither shown on most maps) that lead north from U.S. 84 west.
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Getting There & Details
- Address
- U.S. 69
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While You're in Rusk
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