Camp Ford Historical Park — Attraction in Texas

Visited the site for the first time with friends yesterday. It was in truly appalling condition. For being in such a monied city as Tyler, I was shocked. I had half a mind to write to Smith County Historical that very day. It was truly shocking. Many plaques were badly damaged, or flat out missing, the only structures (3 small log "tents"), were completely dilapidated, the bridges had ALL rotted away and were heaped into the gullies, the pathways they connected were shut down, and there is also an ATROCIOUS tick infestation. We were picking ticks off our clothing for hours after leaving, we were all covered in them.

There's simply no excuse for the neglect. Its obviously just a total lack of even BASIC maintenance. They aren't costly, or even time consuming repairs to make... it's all a simple fix but maintenance in general seems to have either ceased entirely or hasn't been done in years! It's pitiful! I have never been to a historic site in such terrible condition, even the most underfunded have been far better maintained than this one is. Really sad. I get the impression that the attitude is very much "if we let it all just rot away we won't have to maintain it anymore".

There's almost nothing to actually see anymore aside from the information plaques and the 2 or 3 little log tents, so it doesn't make sense that those few things cannot be adequately maintained. Literally a couple hundred bucks and a volunteer group of teenagers could have that place done in a weekend!...

This was a perfect little "get out and walk for 15 minutes" stop on our travels, and we learned history also! I truly don't think the ada accessible part of the trail is actually ada accessible, and the other reviews are correct that there are no buildings remaining (even though the signs talk about the buildings in front of you), the signs are damaged, and the trail needs maintenance (we had to climb over a fallen tree). But for what we were looking for- a place to get out and walk and learn something to put a break in our travels- it...

Just moved here and discovered it by accident. While I love historical sites, it's unfortunate that the site isn't kept up. There is a collapsed bridge on a trail, overflowing trash cans, and it's pretty overgrown. While the signs are informative, they can be a little vague. Apparently there was an archeological dig there in the 90's where they uncovered foundations, fence lines, etc. However; Nothing exists from that dig. They could have put up a marker where they unearthed a foundation, but you have to use your...