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Tyler State Park (Texas)

State park in Texas, United States

Summary

State park in Texas, United States

Field	Value
name	Tyler State Park
photo	Tyler state park tx.jpg
photo_caption	The swimming area at Tyler State Park Lake.
map	USA Texas
map_width	250
map_caption	Location of Tyler State Park in Texas
location	Smith County, Texas
nearest_city	Tyler
coordinates
area	985.5 acre
established	1939
visitation_num	214,170
visitation_year	2022
visitation_ref	{{cite web	author=Christopher Adams	date=February 24, 2023	publisher=	url=https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/what-is-the-most-visited-state-park-in-texas-heres-the-top-10-countdown/	title=What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here’s the top 10 countdown
work		website=KXAN.com	access-date=November 21, 2023}}
governing_body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Tyler State Park is a state park north of Tyler, Texas. It is 985.5 acre in Smith County, north of Tyler. The land was deeded to the state by private owners in 1934 and 1935. Original improvements were made by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 2888. The park opened in 1939.

Activities include picnicking; camping; boating (motors allowed - 5 mi/h speed limit); boat rentals; fishing; birding; hiking; mountain biking; lake swimming (in unsupervised swimming area); and nature study.

Facilities

A 64 acre lake
Restrooms with and without showers
Picnic sites (including 3 group picnic areas)
Campsites with water
Campsites with water and electricity (pull-through and back-in)
Campsites with water, electricity, and sewer (pull-through)
Screened shelters
A group camp with 6 cabins for overnight use and a dining hall with a full kitchen for day-use only; cabins and dining hall can be rented together or separately.
Trailer dump stations
A group dining hall
A 2.5 mi hiking trail
A 13 mi mountain bike trail
A 0.75 mi nature trail
An amphitheater on the lake shore
A seasonal grocery store that sells souvenirs and fishing supplies and rents canoes, paddle boats, kayaks, and fishing boats; a laundry tub; and a concrete launching ramp with a courtesy dock.

Nature

The park has a humid, subtropical climate and receives an average of 44 inches of rain annually. The average temperature is 46 degrees in winter and 80 degrees in summer. The park is in the Sabine River Basin. The outflow from Tyler State Park Lake eventually makes its way to the Sabine River.

Flora

Situated in the western Piney Woods near the Southern Post Oak Savannah ecoregions, vegetation from both habitats is found in the park. Shortleaf pine and loblolly pine are the tallest trees in the park. Other tree species found in the park include southern red oak, post oak, blackjack oak, black oak, bluejack oak water oak, sweetgum, eastern red cedar, pecan, mockernut hickory, sassafras, black walnut, sugarberry, cockspur hawthorn, common persimmon, chickasaw plum, mexican plum and slippery elm. Other plants documented in the park are yaupon holly, American beautyberry, standing cypress, rusty blackhaw, wild grape, eastern gamagrass, and little bluestem

Fauna

Mammal species are in the park are characteristic of East Texas; white-tailed deer, eastern gray squirrel, raccoon, Virginia opossum, nine-banded armadillo, striped skunk and coyote. The Texas rat snake, eastern copperhead and green anole are the most common reptiles encountered. Over 200 species of birds have been identified in the park. The pine warbler, American robin, brown-headed nuthatch, turkey vulture and black vulture can be seen year-round. Popular fish in Tyler State Park include crappie, perch, catfish, and bass.

Directions

Tyler State Park is located 2 mi north of Interstate 20 on FM 14 north of Tyler on Park Road 16.

References

http://www.rvingtexas.com/tyler.htm

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