61. Scampsite 16, our site was a lovely little one. It was a short site, which was fine for our 13-foot Scamp, but would be problematic for other RV's. (Several of the parks asked us the length of our RV and deliberately put us in shorter sites, which was unusual.) This was our first time to this park - 7 years ago we stayed at an Army Corps of Engineers park instead (I don't remember why). It's not as spread out as other parks, but it's history is different too. Apparently the town of Daingerfield (a county seat) wanted a park so they asked the CCC to help out. Consequently, the CCC built a dam to create the sweet little lake, the pier, beach and picnic area.
We hiked the whole park, including the Mountain View Trail, and saw lots of Bluebirds, Dark-Eyed Juncos and American Goldfinches. This park has a tons to do: fishing (trout, bass, channel cat), swimming, small boat rentals, hiking, a playground, and nice facilities.
Scampsite 16
CCC fire pit.
View of the park from the other side of the lake.
CCC-built dam.
Swimming beach, picnic area.
Dining hall.
Old CCC sign.
American Goldfinch
Dark-Eyed Junco
Eastern Bluebirds nesting.
Nearby attractions: Daingerfield is a county seat, but the park is the best thing in the area.
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