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Village Creek State Park (Texas)

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Location
  
Hardin County, Texas

Area
  
4.411 kmĀ²

Established
  
1994

Nearest city
  
Lumberton

Phone
  
+1 409-755-7322

Village Creek State Park (Texas)

Governing body
  
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Address
  
8854 Park Rd 74, Lumberton, TX 77657, USA

Management
  
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Similar
  
Sea Rim State Park, Mission Tejas State Park, Atlanta State Park, McFaddin and Texas Point Nati, Stephen F Austin State Park

Village Creek State Park is a state park located in the Piney Woods of eastern Texas in the Hardin County city of Lumberton. The heavily forested, 1,090 acres (441 ha) park opened in 1994. It is named for Village Creek, a clean, sand-bottomed, free-flowing tributary of the Neches River.

Contents

The forested area features cypress swamps including bald cypress, water tupelo, river birch, riverflat hawthorn, and yaupon holly trees.

Wildlife includes snapping turtle, white-tailed deer, diamondback water snake, and possum.

Fishing includes channel catfish, bass, crappie, and bluegill.

Overnight features

  • 25 water & electric campsites
  • 16 walk-in tent campsites
  • Restroom with showers
  • RV dump station
  • An eight-person cabin
  • Group primitive camping area
  • Day-use features

  • Picnic area
  • Group picnic pavilion
  • Children's playground
  • Canoe launch, with access to 40 miles (64 km) of flat water canoe float stream.
  • Hiking trails totaling 10 miles. Bicycles are allowed on most trails.
  • An unsupervised swimming beach, (at the end of a 1.0 mile (1.6 km) hike.)
  • References

    Village Creek State Park (Texas) Wikipedia