herewer

Hello everyone,

I've been reading posts for a few weeks and have just joined. Shared information and observations are so interesting!

Is there a place to post state park evaluations? We been to a good number of state parks in our area often and my observations may help someone considering a specific park.

We live in North-Central and are familiar with our area parks as well as a few in West Texas. Are there others who travel in various areas of Texas a lot and are familiar with parks in their area?

Herewer

honeask

Welcome Herewer,
I think almost any musings are appreciated. I always read other campers opinions of places that I might visit. Welcome again.

Sandy

srds

Welcome Herewer ,we always enjoy reading what people think of different parks,tell us about them.Post them where you can and again Welcome.

srds
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Shannon

Funny you should ask that! The latest project I've been working on (in between taking care of the wee one, and trying to get over a sinus/upper respiratory infection) is a park reviews section for WildTexas.com. All registered users will be able to post park reviews, rate parks, post photos and critiques, etc. It ties in to our existing forums and photo gallery so the interface will be something most of you are familiar with, or will become familiar with as you use WildTexas.com more.

I don't have an ETA on when it'll be ready to launch, yet. I have to make some code modifications before the (commercial, licensed) software I'm using does exactly what I want it to do.

In the meantime, folks are welcome to continue doing as they've always done, and posting trip reports and park reviews in the appropriate forums here.

Edited To Add: Welcome to the site! We're thrilled to have you!

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Welcome, let's see that first report

herewer

Thank you, everyone, for the great welcome.

Here goes my first park eval; it's too long, sorry.

Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site
Jacksboro, TX

An interesting park because it is also a Historical site. The interpretive Center had great displays from when the fort was active.

There are sites up front by the Interpretive Center and others in the back. The road to the back sites has a huge dip in it. Might want to avoid the back sites if they are forcasting heavy rain as you might not be able to get out. The sites are in two areas I call top and bottom. The bottom sites are down a pronounced hill but are really shady and nice sized. The downside is the only facilities in the area are at the top of the hill so nighttime excursions are out. You would be best having your own facilities.

The top sites are close to the facilities, not as shaded but are still good sized.

The hike/bike trail to Twin Lakes is great! The trail is mainly shady, in excellent shape and a very pleasant ride. The pedal up the dam towards the end is a bit of a challenge for us old folks. Follow the trail to the end and you wind up at a beach. It is a great beach area with smooth sand and shaded picnic tables. There is a pit toilet that is well cared for and clean. What a treat after the 9 mile ride!

There is no real water feature at the actual park but for a small lake the allows fishing so if swimming is your main activity, this is probably not the park you want. If fishing is your main activity, I think the Twin Lakes would offer more. There are any number of places on the bike trail where you could just stop and drop a line in.

There was an evening deer show when we went; a couple of does brought their young to a open area for evening meals and the youngsters would chase each other around the tree. They were pretty dependable every evening at dusk. The first night we were there, the other campers were setting up chairs so we just had to inquire why and they just pointed at the tree and the deer had just arrived for their evening meal.

Enjoy!! Next.

Herewer