Thread: Ft. Parker SP April 2009

Nice photo show of a neat little park. I have many memories of that little park, some good, some a little different. We happened to be camping there one night in a spot in the cul-de-sac at the end of the road. That night a little twister hit the park blowing over many trees. Ranger had to chain saw his way down the road to check on us. Heck of a wake up call. I will always remember a couple in a tent, the lady a couple months along in preganancy, and the wind blew their tent loose and rolled it up the hill with them still in it. No one seriously hurt so all was good on that front.

Nice photos and review of facilities. Thanks for posting!

Gators and swimming... Hmmm... Do those mix well?

JohnK

Two replies here. " Gators and swimming Do those mix well?"

We wondered that also. Has anyone seen at gator there ? (we did not )

"That night a little twister hit the park blowing over many trees."

Most of central Texas and North Texas heard and saw some rain this past Sunday, well around 7AM it was noisy as can be, strange part (actually good) Ranger actually warned every camper Saturday night of impending bad weather for 7 am, we bunked up and lasted just fine, no trees blown over. Cleared out in time for church even. I told my DW I was procting her !

Thank you for the great review and pics. We are headed there this weekend and I have been looking for as much info on this park as possible.

One warning if you have a trailer, many sites need wood or something to level out. Try to get in the end of the cul d sac little better there, I think its the higher numbers, do not have the info handy. The short nature hike is nice, and they have a guide for it.

We are staying in one of the screened shelters this trip, but thanks for the heads up.