Martin Dies, Jr. State Park, State park on the Steinhagen Reservoir in Jasper and Tyler counties, Texas, United States
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park covers 705 acres on the banks of the Steinhagen Reservoir in Jasper and Tyler counties, along U.S. Route 190. It has three units: Hen House Ridge and Walnut Ridge allow camping, while Cherokee is day-use only. The land sits at the northern edge of the Big Thicket, south of the Angelina and Neches river confluence.
The state leased the land from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 and opened it in 1965 as Dam B State Park. That same year it was renamed to honor Martin Dies Jr., a state senator. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages the 705-acre park in Jasper and Tyler counties.
The park is named after Martin Dies Jr., a state senator, a name given in 1965, the year it opened as Dam B State Park. Its three units are Hen House Ridge, Walnut Ridge and Cherokee; only Cherokee is day use, the other two allow camping. Visitors can watch for snowy egret, great blue heron, anhinga and pileated woodpecker on the lake.
The park has three units: Hen House Ridge and Walnut Ridge allow camping, while Cherokee Unit is day-use only. It lies along U.S. Route 190 on the Steinhagen Reservoir, about 18 km from Jasper. Trails suit hiking and cycling, and the lake allows paddling, fishing and swimming.
The park's three units sit on land leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964, beside the Steinhagen Reservoir. The Cherokee Unit is a day-use area only, while Hen House Ridge and Walnut Ridge allow camping. The reservoir is also called Dam B, the name the park carried when it opened in 1965.
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