Join the Texas Forest Trail Business Alliance

Support East Texas heritage tourism and 

give your business exposure to a growing regional network.

Business Supporter

A simple way for small businesses to support East Texas heritage tourism and show their connection to the Texas Forest Trail Region.
$ 100 annual membership
  • Listing on the Texas Forest Trail website
  • Welcome recognition on social media
  • Official Texas Forest Trail window cling to show your support

Business Advocate

For businesses that want a stronger connection to the Texas Forest Trail network and more visible recognition for their support.
$ 250 annual membership
  • Enhanced business listing throughout the Texas Forest Trail network
  • Dedicated post recognizing as a Texas Forest Trail supporter
  • Opportunity for regional itinerary inclusion
  • Official Texas Forest Trail window cling to show your support

Business Champion

For businesses that want a higher level of visibility and want to be recognized as champions for East Texas heritage tourism and regional promotion.
$ 500 annual membership
  • Featured recognition across the Texas Forest Trail digital network
  • Dedicated social post recognizing as a Champion of the Texas Forest Trail
  • Expanded opportunities to be featured in regional stories, itineraries, and visitor-facing content
  • Early access to sponsorship, co-op marketing, and event promotion opportunities
  • Official Texas Forest Trail window cling to show your support

Connect Your Business to a 35-County Region

Your business is part of the East Texas story. By joining the Texas Forest Trail Business Alliance, you gain visibility across a 35-county regional network while showing your support for the places, events, communities, and traditions that make East Texas worth exploring.

Your Business Helps Strengthen East Texas

  • Promote East Texas history, culture, events, downtowns, museums, communities, and natural landscapes.
  • Support programs like Museum Monday, A Peek Into the Pines, and the Photography Contest
  • Connect small businesses with tourism partners and visitors
  • Create future opportunities for training, networking, promotion, and regional retail

The Texas Forest Trail Business Alliance is open to businesses of all sizes that want to support East Texas heritage tourism while gaining visibility across the 35-county Texas Forest Trail Region.

  • Restaurants, cafés, and coffee shops
  • Hotels, cabins, campgrounds, and lodging properties
  • Retail shops, boutiques, and downtown businesses
  • Tour guides, outdoor outfitters, and recreation businesses
  • Artists, makers, photographers, and creative businesses
  • Local service providers and family-owned businesses
  • Regional businesses and multi-location employers
  • Grocery, pharmacy, and convenience retailers
  • Timber, lumber, energy, and industrial businesses
  • Hospitals, healthcare providers, and major employers
  • Banks, credit unions, utilities, and professional services
  • Companies that want to support East Texas communities and regional heritage tourism