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Dallas Fort Worth Paddlers

joanie7 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:45:17 +0000

Dallas Fort Worth paddlers now have the first paddling trail in the DFW metroplex and the first ever lake paddling trail at Lake Arlington in Arlington, Texas. This 10.9 mile paddling trail has been made possible by a joint venture between the City of Arlington Texas, the City of Fort Worth Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 6P.M. on August 14th to officially launch the trail. Texas Paddling Trails is a program to develop public inland and coastal paddling trails supported by maps, sineage and other information throughout the state of Texas. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/boat/paddlingtrails/inland/arlington/index.phtml

Cleburne State Park, Cleburne Texas

joanie7 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:06:15 +0000

Visit our Cleburne State Park Photo Gallery. Head southwest of Fort Worth Texas approximately 50 miles or so and you will find Cleburne State Park in Johnson County. Opened in 1938 this is an older park and it is showing. We observed that most of the buildings were in a minor state of disrepair. This is a smaller park (528 acres) with small Cedar (116 acre) Lake open to non motorized (or no more than 5 mph) water craft. The lake is spring fed and the peaceful setting looked good to us for kayak fishing. There are 7 miles of mountain bike trails for all levels and lots of hiking trails. The park is quiet, uncrowded and the camping fee is reasonable. Choose from 27 full hook up sites for trailers or RV’s however you will find only one of the loops is lakeside. 31 electric and water sites for tents or trailers do not have a water view. We liked the tranquil setting however did not think the facilities or grounds were kept in very good condition.Visit our Cleburne State Park Photo Gallery.

Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway, Mineral Wells Texas

joanie7 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:02:13 +0000

Visit our Mineral Wells State Park gallery. Located 46 miles west of Fort Worth Texas in Parker County Lake Mineral Wells State Park at 3,200 acres is a nice sized park with a small (646 acre) lake. The Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway (rails to trails conversion) takes off here for a 20-mile-long hike, bike or horseback ride (you bring your bike, horse or comfortable walking shoes) to downtown Weatherford. Another major attraction at Lake Mineral Wells State Park is Penitentiary Hollow, an area of boulders, sheer rock walls and narrow canyons attracting rock climbers from all over. For non climbers a series of stone steps traverses the labyrinth leading to a bluff with great views of the lake. Hikers enjoy the Cross Timbers multi-use trail consisting of 4 loops totaling 11 miles. 16.5 miles of hiking mostly through wide open grasslands are available here in the park. Campers may choose betwwen 64 back-in campsites with water and electricity, 11 water only sites or 20 hike-in (2.2 miles) primitive sites. There are also 20 equestrian sites with water. Most of the trailer sites are large however many are not level. We liked the Post Oak Campground overlooking the lake, (sites 1-11) We also liked sites 21,22,24,26,29,35 and 46 for size and location. The best thing about this park is that it offers an adventure for everyone in your family. Choose from the many activities including fishing, swimming, non motorized boating, rock climbing, rappeling, hiking, biking or horseback riding.Visit our Mineral Wells State Park gallery.