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almitra · 05-12-2008, 09:04 AM

Okay, just got back yesterday.....Our trip was over Mother's Day weekend 2008. The drive over from Tyler (where we live) was easy and not too long, as was finding the park itself cuz we've never been before. The rangers recommended a nice site nearby the water & it was great (water only). The sites have no pads (yay!) and are large & well spaced apart. The restrooms were pretty disgusting and didn't seem to be cleaned adequately throughout the whole weekend, however. Feces smeared across the walls of the bathroom stalls and debris inside shower stalls.....really bad, IMO.
The swimming area was nice (and the water temp due to the TXU power plant) was quite warm for this early Springtime, too. Lots people out swimming!
We hiked the Fairfield birdwatching trail and saw some interesting things...an armadillo scrounging for food about 10 ft away from the trail, a beautiful cardinal, some red tailed falcons, and cattle egrets. Nice. Oh, also saw a snake crossing the road just before dark....ugh.
All in all, a nice place and good as an early season swimming spot especially.

05-12-2008, 09:04 AM	#5
almitra Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 133	Re: Mom's Day weekend at Fairfield Lake SP Okay, just got back yesterday.....Our trip was over Mother's Day weekend 2008. The drive over from Tyler (where we live) was easy and not too long, as was finding the park itself cuz we've never been before. The rangers recommended a nice site nearby the water & it was great (water only). The sites have no pads (yay!) and are large & well spaced apart. The restrooms were pretty disgusting and didn't seem to be cleaned adequately throughout the whole weekend, however. Feces smeared across the walls of the bathroom stalls and debris inside shower stalls.....really bad, IMO. The swimming area was nice (and the water temp due to the TXU power plant) was quite warm for this early Springtime, too. Lots people out swimming! We hiked the Fairfield birdwatching trail and saw some interesting things...an armadillo scrounging for food about 10 ft away from the trail, a beautiful cardinal, some red tailed falcons, and cattle egrets. Nice. Oh, also saw a snake crossing the road just before dark....ugh. All in all, a nice place and good as an early season swimming spot especially. __________________ Sandra Loftis trolls Card Carrying Member of O.A.T.C. (Openly Addicted to Camping)