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Just an hour west of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area is Possum Kingdom State Park with miles of shoreline on the clear blue lake. The 1,500-acre state park was constructed in the 1940s by the Civilian Conservation Corps and is now a popular destination for fishing, swimming, boating, waterskiing, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Visitors to the park can cast their line from the fishing pier, from the comfort of their own boat, or from a canoe rented from the park’s marina.
Catch in the lake includes largemouth, striped, and white bass, channel and blue catfish, and white crappie. Also available at the marina are wakeboards, kneeboards, water skis, and tubes for fun out on the lake. Visitors can camp overnight at a full-hookup campground or rent one of the park’s air-conditioned cabins. Watch out for free-roaming Texas longhorns wandering the park!
3901 State Park Road 33, Caddo, TX 76429, Phone: 940-549-1803
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