Lake Mineral Wells State Park
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Dallas Weekend: Rock Climbing at Mineral Wells State Park
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As you know our dog goes with us to parks. It's a beautiful place. Just please be careful if you have pup with you. Lots of cactus at every location. We saw a bunch of huge boulders off the main area. We set up our lunch (salad and chips🤪if you wanna know) it was perfect. It was away from others. Great view. It was our 28th anniversary (4th anniversary if you go by date) so, of course had to be family outing. We tried to do some smaller trails but, Rowdys feet were issue. We went by bait, store, cleaning, boat dock area. They had a sandy area was awesome for short runs. Only about 300 feet of beach at the whole park. The Esquire trail is nice for walking ,but there's a fence on one side and cactus on the other side. Rowdy didn't like us not letting him off trail to sniff but, he got to find horse poo.....lol go figure. The store area had hooks and tackle in trees. There were abandoned tackle in and around water area. The store is beautiful outside but, with there were local artist work or other trinkets for out of towners. But, nothing you we couldn't live without. The staff at front gate was professional and very nice. If you come in off hour the pass is easy to find. Restrooms were dirty kinds shocking. Most parks were/are so clean. It's a beautiful place. The spill way is totally cool. I would love it in summer after a good rain. Can walk by it or drive. Was fun to drive around be very cautious this park had a HUGE NUMBER of little children. Some with supervision and some not. 20 mph to fast because, we all know how fost 5,6,7 or 8 yr. Olds are. Well kept roads, nice camp sites, great piers, boat docks well maintained. Vending machines for live bait and other things. Canoe rentals and more. Yes I do recomend just use caution if you have animal's. It is really a super awesome place. Staff is wonderful. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, breathtaking, spectacular, we picked up a year pass it was only $70.00 for whoever is in your car is covered. You can pay $90.00 for a year for two if you plan to go in different cars. Again, whoever is in either car is covered and it is $5.00 or more a person if you pay for day. We will be saving a HUGE amount of money with as much as we love going. This way we can go to any Texas state park and we plan to try to visit as many as we can. THERE ARE A LOT! We're all looking forward to seeing Texas and our history though our beautiful, spectacular State Parks. We hope to you do the same.
Sharon RobbinsSharon Robbins
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It was beautiful. I will be going back here again. I am from Ft Worth , so I like the convenience of how close it is. Its only about a 1 hr drive. We rented a screened shelter because rain was in the forecast. It was also going to be 45 degrees overnight. We wanted the option of being able to get out of the rain if it got really bad, and have protection from the wind chill. The screen shelters have electricity and water. The water it great for washing dishes and handd, so you don't have to bring in so much water. We still used our own water for drinking and brushing teeth... The restrooms/ showers were immaculate!! So clean and looked new. No dirt or bugs.... There are about 14 screened shelters. The restrooms/showers are nearest to units 10, 11. The other shelters are more of a walk. Especially units 1-6. Be prepared to walk a bit from those units if ya gotta pee. And ya might end up driving yourself to the restroom to be faster.... But units 1-6 are the best for being right on the lakefront and/ or having a Lakeview! The trailmaps provided are very useful. The day use side of the park is not as fun. Though the trails are much more spectacular!!! The ravine between the gigantic rocks (where you can repel) are worth the moderate effort to get to. Take the trail all the way to the waters edge to a fishing pier for a gorgeous view of the lake . This side if the lake definitely has better photo spots! But the picnic tables are nowhere near the lake. You cannot even see it. And the trees and brush grow thick around most tables. I didn't like that you couldn't see the lake, at least... But the best hiking trail starts from that area so it's a trade off. There are picnic tables ( about 6) Right on the lake where the gift shop/supply store is. That is also where the sand beach for swimming is. The store has food, drinks, camping supplies, fishing supplies, hiking supplies, repelling supplies, souvenirs firewood and more. We have a great time here! You must go!!
Sandra EichelbergSandra Eichelberg
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Nearby Attractions Of Lake Mineral Wells State Park
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Trailway Trading Post

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100 Park Rd 71, Mineral Wells, TX 76067
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(940) 328-1171
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tpwd.texas.gov
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Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway is a state park located in Mineral Wells, Parker County, Texas. It includes Lake Mineral Wells, and is the only state park in Texas which protects part of the Western Cross Timbers and Mineral Wells Trailway.
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