Eisenhower State Park (Texas)

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Here at Eisenhower State Park there's 6 1/2 million potential visitors living down the road in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. and the kids down there could stay there and be concrete jungle kids. But what we try to do is do something to intrigue 'em, to tease 'em, and to do something to bring them up to the north woods up here at Eisenhower State Park. [music] The boys just love to be out on the water playing around so we can sneak in some good outdoor skills, some scouting basics and have a lot of fun out on the lake, too. Mmmmm. That tastes delectable. I think a lot of the life lessons are learned around the campfire when you get away for a little bit of time and you're in a tent. It's getting them away from when mom and dad are taking care of them & they get to make some decisions for themselves. [music] We've got a wonderful swimming hole out here. The geology of the area is set up just right in between two bluffs. It's a nice sandy bottom, smooth, goes all the way out. Having a big marina in the middle of state park is very unique. If you have a problem with a boat or a problem with something, they have certified mechanics down there that can work on that. They've got ice right there at the dock. They sell bait. The services they provide down there campers need on a daily basis. Look at that cardinal! We've got a natural forest out here. You can come out and you can hike the whole trail or you can bike the whole trail. We've got some prairie restoration areas up here, some remnants of the tall grass prairie. Eisenhower State Park has a wealth of outdoor education programs, everything from a ranger led hike to campfire programs. We try to structure programs around the needs of the visitor. Beautiful! Beautiful cast. Beautiful loops. Today our event includes free casting lessons because Eisenhower State Park is a wonderful place to go fish and Lake Texoma's a great place. And it's all about the wonderful fishing opportunities that are here at Lake Texoma. There's a bunch of fish down there! The person that comes out here and doesn't catch a fish is the one that needs to come up and just talk to myself or one of my staff. We'll turn them on to where to go catch a fish many times showing them exactly what we've been catching them on. [music] We've got over five miles of shoreline and a wealth of knowledge to share with you where to go fish, swim, put your boat in, go out on the lake and enjoy it. [music] We're in our third generation of campers and park visitors here at Eisenhower State Park. [music] The neat thing about it is we are the closest campground, closest marina to a major highway. These people can leave busy lives behind down in Dallas and be up camping or be up at the marina in 55 minutes. [music]