Bob Sandlin State Park: The Best Place To Be In Texas!

Bob Sandlin State Park in Texas: The Best Place To Be In Texas! Lake Bob Sandlin State Park is a state park in Titus County, Texas managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park covers 639.8 acres of land on the northern shore Lake Bob Sandlin about 10 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant. Lake Bob Sandlin is located in Camp, Franklin, Titus, and Wood Counties in northeast Texas. It covers an area of 9,004 acres with 75 miles of shoreline with a maximum depth of 65 feet. To create Lake Bob Sandlin for water supply purposes and to attract industry, Titus County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 formed in 1966 and the Texas Utilities Electric Company joined in the project in 1973. Construction on its Ft. Sherman dam began in 1974, and it impounded in 1977. The Cypress Creek channel, aka Cyprus Bayou, that feeds Lake Bob Sam flows through the middle of it. It is nestled in a rural area about five miles south of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and an easy 50 miles slightly northeast of Dallas. History of Lake Bob Sandlin Bob Sandlin was president of the Titus County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 which operates Lake Bob Sandlin today. The modern history of the area in and around Lake Bob Sandlin predates the Civil War. The Republic of Texas established Ft. Sherman to protect settlers in the late 1830s and named after Lieutenant Colonel. Sidney Sherman, a commander at the battle of San Jacinto. This ten-foot high wooden stockade no longer exists, but its cemetery remains at the Bob Sandlin State Park operated by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD). The Cyprus River Basin, one of the smallest major river basins in Texas, supported the Caddo Indians for centuries. The French and Spanish were the first European explorers to map out and trap in the region. Later the Alabama, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Coushatta immigrants from the southeastern U.S. lived there., Between the Republic of Texas era and when the railroads came into east Texas, Cyprus Creek saw its fair share of steamboat traffic. After the Civil War, steamboat traffic increases with farmers and ranchers as far away as Dallas loading their goods bound for Shreveport and New Orleans, Louisiana. By 1860, American settlers used the rich land for farming and ranching.,,, Choose from 75 tent sites at Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, or check out Barefoot Bay RV Resort & Marina’s park for tent camping year round with or without water and electric plus bathrooms and a dog park. The marina and state park also have RV campsites with all the amenities and bathrooms. Plan your camping adventure starting on our Lake Bob Sandlin Camping and RV Parks page. Things To Do At Bob Sandlin Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife, offers camping, hiking, mountain biking, geocaching, and fishing from their pier, shore, or two stocked ponds. Barefoot Bay RV Resort & Marina rents bicycles, kayaks, paddleboats, and paddle boards, has a game and rec room, nature trails, a horseshoe pit, volleyball court, pool tables, and a clubhouse with a big screen TV. There are restaurants in Pittsburg and Mt. Pleasant, and the Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards near Pittsburg. The Walmart in Mt. Pleasant is not too far away if you need supplies. Visitors to Pittsburg can see its two Rural North Texas Heritage Museums and quaint town square. We hope you enjoyed this area as much as we did. We look forward to going back. 【Save 17% at your orders with the code: Outdoors4A】 【Kemimoto Official Website】 https://www.kemimoto.com/ 【Kemimoto Black Friday Deal】 https://www.kemimoto.com/pages/black-... #bobsadlinstatepark