Martin Creek Lake

Martin Creek Lake SP https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/martin-creek-lake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Creek_Lake_State_Park 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 TexasStateParks.org/SocialMedia Restrooms Showers TE XA S 43 N Parking Power Plant rso n Harmony Hill Loop Trail 4 214 Water and Electric Sites 38 50-amp Sites Marti Utility Road Primitive Sites n Cr eek To H en de Wheelchair Accessible FM 658 FM 2 Old Henderson Loop • 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. 77 78 44 45 75 46 74 47 73 48 80 36 49 71 50 70 FM 1251 Bee Tree Camping Area 61 62 63 68 52 64 67 66 65 53 54 55 56 58 57 27 60 29 59 Sites 35-81 69 30 26 2 24 21 20 33 3 Group Picnic Pavilion 17 16 4 5 P4 15 Swimming P8 Boat Ramp 13 8 P6 14 7 • Pets are not permitted in cabins or swimming area. Picnic Area 19 18 6 • Pets must be kept on leash. Please pick up after them. Biking Trail 2 22 Sites 22-34 • Only one unit is permitted to hook up to utilities per site. 9 12 P10 11 P11 P12 10 Island Trails Maintenance Residence Sites 1-21 • Valid permit required on windshield of each vehicle in park. All vehicles to remain on pavement. 9515 County Road 2181 D 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. TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. © 2023 TPWD PWD MP P4508-111E (2/23) This publication can be found at tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/parkinfo/maps/park_maps/ Fishing Pier Fish Cleaning Shelter Camping Area • Tents are not permitted in the cabin area. Cottages (without bathroom) Hiking Trail 1 23 31 32 Cabins (with bathroom) N Amphitheater 1 25 Broken Bowl Camping Area • GRAY WATER AND BLACK WATER MUST BE DISCHARGED ONLY AT DUMP STATIONS. Shelters Playground 28 34 • Campsite must be kept clean; all trash picked up before you leave. Dumpsters are conveniently located on all camping loops. Firewood (donation requested) 35 81 72 51 39 38 37 79 76 Dump Station 40 231 FM 3 PLEASE NOTE 41 42 43 #BetterOutside Headquarters CR State Park #TexasStateParks LEGEND m Martin Creek Lake Harmony Hill Cemetery 21 83 TexasStateParks.org/App To Ta tu State Park PARK RESERVATIONS TexasStateParks.org ParquesDeTexas.org (512) 389-8900 Proud Sponsor of Texas State Parks 

For assistance using this map, contact the park. For a web version of the map text, visit our Trails Information page. TRAIL ETIQUETTE Trash your trash. Keep the park natural. Pack out all of your trash and Leave No Trace. Leave feeding to nature. Feeding wild animals will make them sick and more likely to harm people Take only memories and pictures. Please don’t disturb or remove any of the park’s plants, animals or artifacts. Keep pets on leashes for their safety and to protect wildlife. For information on #TexasStateParks, visit texasstateparks.org Sign up today for free email updates: texasstateparks.org/email /TexasStateParks @TPWDparks @TexasStateParks Sponsor: Whole Earth Provision Co. 

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 YOU’RE HERE. © 2022 TPWD. PWD BR P4508-0111J (7/22) TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. This publication can be found at tpwd.texas.gov/park-pubs STATE PARK M A R T I N C R E E K 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 © 2022 TPWD PWD CD P4507-0111M (3/22) TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. 

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 © 2021 TPWD PWD CD P4508-0111L (7/21) TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. 

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Guía de Parques INSTALACIONES Descarga la Aplicacíon Móvil MAPAS ACTIVIDADES texasstateparks.org/app ¡Los niños entran gratis! La entrada es gratis para los niños de 12 años y menores. Encuentra un parque: parquesdetexas.org 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! Foto de portada: Estero Llano State Park, Chase Fountain © 2021 TPWD PWD BK P4000-000A (5/21) TPWD recibe fondos del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU. (USFWS por sus siglas en ingles). TPWD prohíbe la discriminación por raza, color, religión, nacionalidad de origen, discapacidad, edad y género, conforme la ley estatal y federal. Para solicitar un acomodo especial u obtener información en un formato alternativo, por favor contacte a TPWD en un Teléfono de Texto (TTY) al (512) 3898915 ó por medio de “Relay Texas” al 7-1-1 ó (800) 735-2989 ó por email a accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. Si usted cree que TPWD ha discriminado en su contra, favor 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. De acuerdo con la Ley de Depósito del Estado de Texas, esta publicación está disponible en el centro de Distribución de Publicaciones del Estado de Texas y/o las Bibliotecas de Depósito de Texas. ACTIVIDADES Y PROGRAMAS ¿Qué puedo hacer en 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. 2 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 Pre