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Northeast of Dallas is a small park filled with natural beauty. At Bonham State Park, you’ll find a serene 65-acre lake, hilly trails, colorful history and a quiet place to relax.
Choose from 20 campsites ranging from full hookups to tent sites with water and electricity. Or book our group camp, with six sites for up to 50 people. Restrooms with showers are across from headquarters.
Rented a paddleboat to challenge the freezing wind. Paid for a campsite, walked around a bit, birdwatched, fished around, admired the CCCs, and took a shower. Drove back to the Lamar county line and waited for warmer weather.
Always an adventure, TPWD.
Very cozy, small park. Staff is super friendly & helpful. Fourteen spots for RVs, with 2 of them being full hook up. They're all pretty level, so that's good. Large covered pavilion for group gatherings. Swing set, volleyball, & basketball areas. Large grassy area for kids to play. Canoe & paddle boat rentals. Very nice headquarters. Didn't visit the bath house or the tent camping area so I can't really comment on that.
Very nice place for picnic, the lake is merely a pond, but very cute. I saw few people kayaking in the lake. There are some trails also. It has modern restrooms.
We just wanted to get out of the house, do some hiking, have a picnic, and look for the 4 geocaches in this park that we hadn't previously found. A sign near the entrance stated that the hiking trails were closed, but when we enquired at the office, we were told they were open for hikers, but not for bikers, so off we went. We hiked quite a lot of the Bois D'Arc trail and part of the Gnarly Root trail, finding all 4 of the geocaches we looked for. We had a quiet lunch along the Bois D'Arc trail at one of the tables built by the CCC around 1934. This trail winds through the woods, connecting a number of the old CCC rock construction projects. Be sure and look for the beaver lodge not far from the lake shore.
Nice park. For a small older park it is a nice one.
The bathroom facility was clean and well kept and the staff was very friendly. For the most part the trails that I walked on were well marked. Great park for a one or two day getaway.
