Daingerfield State Park, State park in Morris County, Texas.
Daingerfield State Park is a 506.913-acre state park in Morris County, Texas, with 80-acre Lake Daingerfield at its centre. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the dam and lake in the 1930s, and the park holds picnic areas, campsites, a group lodge called Bass Lodge, an amphitheater on the lake side, a boat ramp, a fishing pier and 2+1/2 miles of hiking trails.
The park was established in 1935 when the Civilian Conservation Corps built the dam and created the lake. They also replanted forests in areas that had been cleared by timber harvesting operations.
The park's name comes from Daingerfield, the Morris County town 3.3 km to its northeast. Nearby events tie the park to local tradition: Wildflower Trails on the third weekend of April, the Daingerfield Fall Fest in town on the second weekend of October, and February's Jefferson Historical Pilgrimage and Mardi Gras Jefferson. The Texas State Park Store sells drinks, snacks, fishing supplies and bait.
The park offers multiple places to stay including tent sites, RV hookups with full utilities, and furnished cabins with bathrooms and kitchens. Book accommodations ahead of time, particularly during warmer months when the park gets busier.
The park's 2.5 miles of hiking trails pass loblolly and shortleaf pines that the CCC replanted after early timber operations had cleared the forest. The campground areas are named Big Pine, Dogwood and Mountain View, and the 2011 remodel gave them full hookup sites and new restrooms.
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