Water worth visiting?
Posted 08-11-2014 at 03:03 PM by carroll4628
I'm sending you a PM, because native Texans seem to be "touchy" about their Lakes - they think they're just fine and that the beach in Galveston is worth going to.
We've driven through OK and the northeast corner "might" be an option. We're going to Hot Springs AR for Labor Day to see how the lakes are in that area. You might find something down near Austin (we haven't been yet), and there are rivers to float, but I'm not sure if they are in drought conditions as well. DFW really is your best option for getting to the water. All of the lakes in the area are flooded, mud bottom. Tyler State Park has a "swimming" beach area, but it's really an extra large sandbox with a small retaining wall so you walk down steps to get to the water. The water is brown and muddy bottom like the other lakes. Basically, there's nothing within 5-6 hours IMO. I've been to Joe Pool Lake, and we live near Lake Ray Hubbard and Lake Levon. I have heard that Possum Kingdom west of Fort Worth is suppose to be a good lake, but we haven't been there.
If you don't want to fly to the northwest or CA, the great lakes and Minnesota are an "extra long" days drive but it's easy to find crisp and clear water. We spent time on Lake Michigan near Frankfort, MI last year. Next year we're going to try the "Land Between the Lakes" in southern Illinois. Since we moved to Dallas, we try to spend at least 4-6 weeks in the summer at Hood River or up in Seattle to get our "blue" water fix for the year.
All this said, there are plenty of native Texans (and southerners) who are absolutely content with Lake Lewisville, Lake Conroe, Lake Livingston, etc.
We've driven through OK and the northeast corner "might" be an option. We're going to Hot Springs AR for Labor Day to see how the lakes are in that area. You might find something down near Austin (we haven't been yet), and there are rivers to float, but I'm not sure if they are in drought conditions as well. DFW really is your best option for getting to the water. All of the lakes in the area are flooded, mud bottom. Tyler State Park has a "swimming" beach area, but it's really an extra large sandbox with a small retaining wall so you walk down steps to get to the water. The water is brown and muddy bottom like the other lakes. Basically, there's nothing within 5-6 hours IMO. I've been to Joe Pool Lake, and we live near Lake Ray Hubbard and Lake Levon. I have heard that Possum Kingdom west of Fort Worth is suppose to be a good lake, but we haven't been there.
If you don't want to fly to the northwest or CA, the great lakes and Minnesota are an "extra long" days drive but it's easy to find crisp and clear water. We spent time on Lake Michigan near Frankfort, MI last year. Next year we're going to try the "Land Between the Lakes" in southern Illinois. Since we moved to Dallas, we try to spend at least 4-6 weeks in the summer at Hood River or up in Seattle to get our "blue" water fix for the year.
All this said, there are plenty of native Texans (and southerners) who are absolutely content with Lake Lewisville, Lake Conroe, Lake Livingston, etc.
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