Martin Creek Lake State Park - Texas
Martin Creek Lake State Park is located southwest of Tatum on Martin Creek Lake in Rusk County, Texas.
The park offers year-round fishing, camping, paddling, lake swimming, hiking and cycling, water-skiing, picnicking, geocaching and nature photography.
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Martin Creek Lake State Park is located southwest of Tatum on Martin Creek Lake in Rusk County, Texas.
The park offers year-round fishing, camping, paddling, lake swimming, hiking and cycling, water-skiing, picnicking, geocaching and nature photography.
For assistance using this map, contact the park.
Martin Creek Lake
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• CHECK OUT time for Campsites and
Shelters is 12 p.m. or renew by 9 a.m.
(pending site availability).
• CHECK OUT time for Cabins and Cottages is
11 a.m. or renew by 9 a.m. (pending site availability).
• Public consumption or display of any
alcoholic beverage is prohibited.
• A maximum of eight people per campsite.
Guests must leave the park by 10 p.m.
Quiet time from 10 p.m. – 6 a.m.
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Tatum, TX 75691
(903) 836-4336
• Numbered sites for overnight camping only. NO PICNICKING.
• Stop the spread of invasive species. CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY your boat.
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picked up before you leave. Dumpsters
are conveniently located on all camping loops.
Firewood (donation requested)
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TRAIL ETIQUETTE
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Leave feeding to nature. Feeding wild animals will make them sick and more likely to
harm people
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plants, animals or artifacts.
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INTERPRETIVE GUIDE
MARTIN
CREEK LAKE
THANK YOU FOR VISITING!
While enjoying this natural beauty, please remember that
everything you see in the park is protected. Artifacts, rocks,
plants, and animals (even snakes) are all part of the region’s
rich cultural and natural heritage. Help us keep recreational use sustainable for the future and protect these
resources by leaving things as you find them.
We hope you will visit these other state parks while visiting
East Texas:
WELCOME TO MARTIN CREEK
LAKE STATE PARK, A PEACEFUL
HAVEN AMONG THE PINES.
ANGLERS YOUNG AND OLD
SEEK THE NEXT BIG ONE IN
THE LAKE, AND SHADED
CAMPSITES
AND
TRAILS
Caddo Lake State Park
245 Park Road 2
Karnack, Texas 75661
(903) 679-3351
Tyler State Park
789 Park Road 16
Tyler, Texas 75706
(903) 597-5338
Daingerfield State Park
455 Park Road 17
Daingerfield, Texas 75638
(903) 645-2921
Purtis Creek State Park
14225 FM 316
Eustace, Texas 75124
(903) 425-2332
Visit www.tpwd.texas.gov for more information on these
and other Texas state parks and historic sites.
OFFER REFUGE TO VISITORS.
KICK BACK AND RELAX WHILE
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STATE PARK
M A R T I N
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L A K E
S T A T E
P A R K
WOODS AND WATER
TRAILS THROUGH TIME
T
he warm waters of Martin Creek Lake are well
known for fishing, with a healthy largemouth
bass population that spawns two months earlier
than those in nearby lakes. Catfish are another popular
game fish here, and many younger anglers have good luck
catching sunfish, too.
For thousands of years, people have
survived and thrived in what is now
East Texas.
The land first provided food, water, and shelter to groups
of Native Americans who moved from place to place,
usually following the seasons or food. Caddo Indians
eventually created permanent villages along waterways in
this area. They grew crops like corn, beans, and squash,
and cultivated a complex society. The Caddo were
well known among tribes in the South, maintaining
far-reaching trade routes.
Anglo settlers moved into this part of Texas in the early
19th century, displacing the Caddo. Martin Creek Lake
bears the name of one of the first Anglo settlers, Daniel
Martin, who settled nearby with his family in 1833.
The Caddo established permanent villages in the area.
On the eve of the Civil War, Harmony Hill was a small but
bustling stop on the road to Shreveport. Travelers and
residents shopped at a handful of stores and attended one of
several churches. Just like the Caddo, many settlers relied on
agriculture. Cotton gins and grist mills served the town, along
with a small furniture factory and a blacksmith shop.
Harmony Hill, Texas
These settlers transformed a narrow Indian trail into
Trammel’s Trace, a wagon road that wound its way
from Texas to Arkansas. Trammel’s Trace brought more
people here, as did the Henderson-to-Shreveport Road.
With the establishment of the town of Harmony Hill,
this area became a natural rest stop for travelers.
Like many people, birds are also seeking their next meal
in the water. Look for shorebirds like great blue herons,
green herons, and great egrets standing still, peering
intently into the lake. When they spot a fish, their long
beak acts like a spear, darting through the water.
Blotched water snakes, diamondback water snakes, and
cottonmouths are common in and around the lake. These
water-loving reptiles mostly eat small fish and frogs.
Beyond the lakeshore, many more animals make their
home in the lush pine forest. Loblolly and shortleaf pine
trees make good homes and provide a buffet of bugs for
woodpeckers and raccoons. On the forest floor, look for
nine-banded armadillos, white-tailed deer, and swamp
rabbits moving about the undergrowth.
In the fall, the forest offers a colorful show of fall foliage.
Hardwoods, like water oak and blackgum that live along the
lakeshore and drainages, change their colors with a flourish.
Railroads brought prosperity to many towns in Texas, but
not Harmony Hill. When the railroad bypassed the village in
favor of nearby Tatum, Harmony Hill faced a sharp decline.
By 1900, just a few families still lived here.
All that remains of early settlements are a few trails that crisscross the woods of Martin Creek Lake State Park. Some of
MARTIN CREEK LAKE SP
BIRD CHECKLIST
This checklist is a list of common and specialty birds seen in the park. Staf
and volunteers have used previous checklists as well as eBird data to compile
these lists. This list should not be used as a comprehensive list of birds seen in
this park. Please help us protect the natural avian communities by refraining
from using playback tapes of bird songs. Thank you for your cooperation.
Waterfowl
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
___ Canada Goose
___ Great Blue Heron
___ Wood Duck
___ Great Egret
___ Blue-winged Teal
___ Snowy Egret
___ Northern Shoveler
___ Little Blue Heron
___ Gadwall
___ Cattle Egret
___ Mallard
___ Green Heron
___ Ring-necked Duck
___ Lesser Scaup
Grebes
___ Pied-billed Grebe
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
___ Black Vulture
___ Turkey Vulture
___ Osprey
Pigeons and Doves
___ Mississippi Kite
___ Rock Pigeon
___ Northern Harrier
___ Eurasian Collared-Dove
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk
___ Mourning Dove
___ Bald Eagle
Cuckoos
___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Swifs
___ Chimney Swif
Hummingbirds
___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird
___ Red-shouldered Hawk
___ Red-tailed Hawk
Kingfshers
___ Belted Kingfsher
Woodpeckers
___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
___ Red-headed Woodpecker
___ American Coot
___ Red-bellied Woodpecker
Shorebirds
___ Downy Woodpecker
___ Killdeer
___ Hairy Woodpecker
___ Least Sandpiper
___ Pileated Woodpecker
___ Wilson’s Snipe
___ Northern Flicker
___ Spotted Sandpiper
Falcons and Caracaras
___ Greater Yellowlegs
___ American Kestrel
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
___ Ring-billed Gull
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees,
Kingbirds, and Allies
___ Forster’s Tern
___ Eastern Wood-Pewee
Cormorants and Anhingas
___ Eastern Phoebe
___ Double-crested Cormorant
___ Great Crested Flycatcher
___ Neotropic Cormorant
___ Eastern Kingbird
Pelicans
___ American White Pelican
___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
___ White-eyed Vireo
___ Yellow-throated Vireo
___ Blue-headed Vireo
___ Red-eyed Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
___ Blue Jay
___ American Crow
___ Fish Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
___ Carolina Chickadee
___ Tufed Titmouse
Martins and Swallows
Waxwings
___ Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
___ House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
___ American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
___ House Finch
___ American Goldfnch
New World Sparrows
___ Chipping Sparrow
___ Field Sparrow
___ Northern Rough-winged
Swallow
___ Fox Sparrow
___ Purple Martin
___ White-crowned Sparrow
___ Barn Swallow
___ White-throated Sparrow
___ Clif Swallow
___ Savannah Sparrow
Kinglets
___ Dark-eyed Junco
___ Song Sparrow
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
___ Lincoln’s Sparrow
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet
___ Swamp Sparrow
Nuthatches
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch
___ Eastern Towhee
Blackbirds
___ White-breasted Nuthatch
___ Eastern Meadowlark
___ Brown-headed Nuthatch
___ Orchard Oriole
Treecreepers
___ Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
___ Red-winged Blackbird
___ Brown-headed Cowbird
___ Common Grackle
___ Great-tailed Grackle
Wood-Warblers
___ House Wren
___ Black-and-white Warbler
___ Winter Wren
___ Orange-crowned Warbler
___ Carolina Wren
___ Pine Warbler
___ Bewick’s Wren
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler
Starlings and Mynas
___ Yellow-throated Warbler
___ European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds,
and Thrashers
___ Brown Thrasher
___ Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
___ Eastern Bluebird
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
___ Summer Tanager
___ Northern Cardinal
___ Indigo Bunting
___ Painted Bunting
___ Dickcissel
___ Hermit Thrush
___ Wood Thrush
___ American Robin
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MARTIN CREEK LAKE SP
INSECT CHECKLIST
This checklist is a list of butterfies, moths, damselfies, and dragonfies
observed in and around the park, as compiled by Mike Dillon from 1997 to
2020. This list does not include species with the potential to occur and should
not be used as a comprehensive list. Collection of insects is prohibited.
Thanks for your cooperation.
LEPIDOPTERA
Butterfies
___ Eastern Tailed Blue
___ Silver-spotted Skipper
___ American Snout
___ Juvenal’s Duskywing
___ Monarch
___ Horace’s Duskywing
___ Gulf Fritillary
___ Funereal Duskywing
___ Variegated Fritillary
___ Clouded Skipper
___ Astyanax’ Red-spotted Purple
___ Least Skipper
___ Viceroy
___ Fiery Skipper
___ Hackberry Emperor
___ Sachem
___ Tawny Emperor
___ Dun Skipper
___ Phaon Crescent
___ Dusted Skipper
___ Pearl Crescent
___ Common Roadside-Skipper
___ Common Buckeye
___ Pipevine Swallowtail
___ Question Mark
___ Black Swallowtail
___ American Lady
___ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
___ Goatweed Leafwing
___ Spicebush Swallowtail
___ Gemmed Satyr
___ Eastern Giant Swallowtail
___ Little Wood Satyr
___ Western Giant Swallowtail
___ Carolina Satyr
___ Falcate Orangetip
___ Clouded Sulphur
Moths
___ Orange Sulphur
___ Speckled Renia Moth
___ Cloudless Sulphur
___ Vetch Looper Moth
___ Little Yellow
___ Spotted Beet Webworm Moth
___ Dainty Sulphur
___ Thin-lined Erastria
___ Juniper Hairstreak
___ Yellow-washed Metarranthis
___ Northern (Oak) Hairstreak
Moth
___ Red-banded Hairstreak
___ Large Lace-border
___ Gray Hairstreak
___ Cross-lined Wave
ODONATA
Damselfies
___ Stream Cruiser
___ Ebony Jewelwing
___ Royal River Cruiser
___ Smoky Rubyspot
___ Prince Baskettail
___ Blue-fronted Dancer
___ Slender/Dot-winged Baskettail
___ Violet Dancer
___ Mantled Baskettail
___ Powdered Dancer
___ Four-spotted Pennant
___ Blue-tipped Dancer
___ Calico Pennant
___ Double-striped Bluet
___ Halloween Pennant
___ Familiar Bluet
___ Swif Setwing
___ Turquoise Bluet
___ Eastern Pondhawk
___ Atlantic Bluet
___ Blue Corporal
___ Stream Bluet
___ Spangled Skimmer
___ Orange Bluet
___ Slaty Skimmer
___ Citrine Forktail
___ Widow Skimmer
___ Fragile Forktail
___ Great Blue Skimmer
___ Rambur’s Forktail
___ Hyacinth Glider
___ Roseate Skimmer
Dragonfies
___ Blue Dasher
___ Common Green Darner
___ Wandering Glider
___ Regal Darner
___ Spot-winged Glider
___ Cyrano Darner
___ Eastern Amberwing
___ Two-striped Forceptail
___ Common Whitetail
___ Jade Clubtail
___ Variegated Meadowhawk
___ Black-shouldered Spinyleg
___ Blue-faced Meadowhawk
___ Flag-tailed Spinyleg
___ Carolina Saddlebags
___ Ashy Clubtail
___ Black Saddlebags
___ Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
___ Red Saddlebags
___ Oklahoma Clubtail
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DIRECTORY
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WELCOME
from Rodney Franklin, State Parks Director
This year is very special for Texas State Parks: We are
celebrating our 100-year anniversary in 2023. More and
more Texans are discovering the beauty of State Parks and
exploring the outdoors in new and adventurous ways. Our
teams across the state are incredibly excited to welcome
outdoor enthusiasts, especially those who have yet to
discover what our parks have to offer. The variety of Texas’ lands is unmatched; from
the mountains of west Texas to the Gulf shores, the Texas State Park system celebrates
and preserves the natural and cultural treasures that make Texas such a special place.
The 640,000-plus acres that make up the state park system are nearly as diverse as
the people of Texas. Since 1923, our mission has been to help connect our visitors with
the outdoors. As we honor those who have come before us, I invite a new generation to
be a part of the story of the lands that connect us all.
There is more to enjoy in our parks than you know, so please join us in our celebrations
and activities. Every day we look for new and better ways to ensure your state parks are
welcoming to every Texan, regardless of their background or experience being outside.
I hope you’ll visit soon and often, while bringing
your friends and family along. YOU are a natural and
we’re looking forward to celebrating the 100-year
anniversary of state parks with you!
WHAT’S NEW IN STATE PARKS
Galveston Island State Park reopened the
beachside of the park with a new headquarters,
campsites, restrooms, and more.
Bastrop State Park unveiled an extensive new
group of trails, the “Tree Army Trails,” many of
which are ADA-accessible.
Improvements and major repairs are planned for
Indian Lodge, Tyler, Inks Lake, Cedar Hill, South
Llano River, Eisenhower and several other state parks
All-terrain “GRIT” wheelchairs are now available at 10 parks with more adaptive
equipment on the way to help people of all abilities experience Texas State
Parks. Learn more about our accessibility efforts, page 14.
More information: TexasStateParks.org/whatsnew
100 Years of Texas Parks
The crown jewels of
Texas road trips started
as an unfunded wish list
before the Depression.
Back in 1923, Governor Pat Neff realized
rising numbers of new car travelers
needed places to camp overnight on
multi-day trips. Neff convinced the state
legislature to create a six-member State
Parks Board, half men, half women.
Isabella, the Governor’s mother, and her
family donated acreage on the Leon
Guía de
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Contenido
Estero Llano Grande SP
2 Actividades y Programas
4 Parques Cercanos
6 Lugares para Quedarse
8 Tarifas y Pases
9 Directorio
10 Mapa de Parques
18 Instalaciones y Actividades
BIENVENIDO
Rodney Franklin, Director de Parques
Texas tiene algunas de las tierras públicas más diversas del país, con una
gran riqueza natural y cultural. La vida silvestre está por todas partes,
los paisajes florecen con belleza, y la historia es abundante. Sus parques
estatales son parte del legado que nos enorgullece. La gente de Texas ayuda a asegurar ese
legado para las generaciones futuras al visitar y ser voluntarios. ¡Gracias!
Estos más de 630,000 acres exhiben algunos de los grandes tesoros del estado. Los parques
nos ayudan a crear recuerdos con la familia y a encontrar consuelo en la naturaleza. Los
parques fortalecen las economías locales y unen a las comunidades. Sobre todo, los parques
nos permiten pasar tiempo al aire libre para recargar energías, estar saludables y relajarnos a
nuestra manera.
Les invito a disfrutar de sus parques estatales,
explorando lo mejor de Texas con amigos y familia. Los
parques están aquí para todos. Nos pertenecen a todos.
¡Visítelos, diviértase y ayude a protegerlos para siempre!
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de comunicarse con TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, o con el
Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU., Office for Diversity and Workforce
Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041.
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Bibliotecas de Depósito de Texas.
ACTIVIDADES Y PROGRAMAS
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los parques estatales?
¡Disfruta de un día de campo, visita un sitio histórico
o elige entre muchas otras opciones!
Bicicletas
Pedalea a lo largo de los
parques a cualquier velocidad,
en cualquier estilo, con cualquier grupo. Elige las rutas, el
tipo de terreno y las distancias que cumplan con tu zona
de confort.
Caminatas
Empieza con un circuito más
corto, avanza a terrenos más
difíciles o únete a una caminata guiada.
Pescar
Puedes pescar sin licencia en
tantos como 70 parques estatales. Muchos parques ofrecen
equipo para pescar a manera
de préstamo y eventos especiales para aprender a pescar.
Barcos
Renta canoas y kayacs y
explora uno de los senderos
acuáticos en Texas.
Nadar
Animales Silvestres
Acampar
Descubre aves, mamíferos y
plantas que tienen su hogar en
Texas. Muchos parques tienen
señalamientos y listados que
te ayudan a aprender más.
Encuentra un lugar que cumpla
con lo que quieres. Prueba
nuevas recetas, comparte historias favoritas y disfruta de
las estrellas.
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Más información y reservaciones: parquesdetexas.org
Escape del calor en arroyos,
ríos, lagos, manantiales, piletas
y playas del mar.
Tu seguridad en el agua
es muy importante. Lleva
el chaleco salvavidas.
Aprende a nadar. Guarda
a los niños.
(512) 389-8900
¡Pregunta en tu parque cuáles
están disponibles!
Los niños
de 12 años
y menores
entran
GRATIS
Cielos Estrellados
Escapa de las luces de la ciudad y goza de
maravillosas vistas del cielo que no encontrarás
en ninguna otra parte. Ven a una fiesta de
estrellas o toma una excursión de constelaciones auto-guiada.
Familias en la Naturaleza
Elige un taller o diseña tu propia aventura. ¡Monta
una tienda de campaña, cocina al exterior, prende
una fogata y juega al exterior! Nosotros te
Toma una publicación gratuita de actividades o
pregunta por los paquetes gratuitos con los parques proporcionamos todo el equipo. No es necesario
tener experiencia.
participantes. Usa los binoculares, lupas, libros de
bosquejos y libros de guías para explorar el parque.
Mochilas para Exploradores
Soldados Búfalo de Texas
Descubre la historia con cuentos, vestuarios y
herramientas. Sigue la pista de un animal, pesca con
caña, cocina sobre una fogata, visita los fuertes y más.
Adéntrate en las historias de vida de aquellos que
sirvieron valientemente en los primeros regimientos
Áfrico-Americanos de las Fuerzas Armadas.
!
Seguridad en el Parque
Ten cuidado con el agua
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