Purtis Creek State Park - Eustace, TX
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N 32° 21.130 W 095° 59.582
15S E 218322 N 3583411
Purtis Creek State Park is 1,582.4 acres in Henderson and Van Zandt counties. The state acquired the park property in 1977 from private owners. The park opened in 1988.
Waymark Code: WMZJ62
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2018
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This park was designed with fishing in mind. It is best known for its largemouth bass which is subject to a special catch-and-release-only rule. Other fish like catfish or crappie may be taken home for dinner. You don't even need to own fishing equipment. The park will lend out rods, reels and tackle boxes for use in the park.
You can use your own boat, or rent a kayak. Motorized boats have an “idle only” speed limit and a no-wake policy.
If your prefer hiking there is the 4.1-mile Wolfpen Trail, the 1.7-mile Beaver Slide Nature Path along the lakeshore, or the short Solar Trail along the dam.
Park Type: Overnight
Activities:
Fishing, swimming, canoeing, camping, hiking
Park Fees:
Adult: $5 Daily /
Child 12 Years and Under: Free
Background:
"Native Americans from the Wichita and Caddo tribes once roamed this area. Just east of the park, on private property, is a cliff overhang under which Native Americans took shelter. Petroglyphs carved into the rock walls indicate this was a good hunting area. The abundance of wild game drew white settlers here in the early to mid-1800s. The settlers established many small towns and communities during this time.
On the south border of the park lies a road known as the Tyler to Porter's Bluff Road, a well-known stage route from East Texas to the Trinity River. Along this route, just northeast of Edom near the Neches River, is the site where the famed Cherokee Chief Bowl died in the battle of the Neches in 1839." (Purtis Creek State Park Website)
Date Established?: 1988
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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