31:
73:
45:
80:
52:
346:
232:
tribes once hunted in the area. The abundance of game also drew settlers here in the early to mid-1800s. The state of Texas purchased the park property in 1977 from private owners for $ 1.4 million. In 1980, a dam was built on Purtis Creek to control floods and Purtis Creek State Park Lake was
1598:
964:
1613:
1568:
428:
1809:
1804:
729:
883:
858:
593:
803:
853:
523:
1508:
527:
1668:
1653:
1588:
706:
808:
711:
1814:
1658:
1648:
1628:
671:
1290:
623:
72:
1578:
701:
1513:
1270:
656:
843:
130:
1678:
1523:
1295:
1080:
614:
1761:
1140:
888:
767:
757:
686:
586:
44:
1819:
1663:
868:
848:
823:
1215:
1040:
944:
873:
602:
380:
1778:
1738:
1608:
1603:
1558:
1205:
828:
213:
189:
1483:
1470:
949:
878:
813:
1746:
1543:
1015:
863:
838:
818:
696:
646:
636:
579:
1573:
1518:
1498:
1450:
798:
793:
775:
752:
1756:
1673:
1583:
1538:
1488:
1390:
1225:
1135:
898:
833:
661:
498:
246:
The park surrounds the 355-acre Purtis Creek State Park Lake, which was designed for fishing. Fish species in the lake include
1553:
1320:
1280:
1240:
1230:
1160:
977:
954:
676:
278:
The park lies in the Oak
Woodlands Natural Subregion of northeastern Texas. Some tree species documented in the park include
1799:
1751:
1708:
1415:
1360:
1275:
1190:
1150:
1090:
1050:
1030:
911:
734:
1703:
1643:
1440:
1435:
1325:
1688:
1410:
1395:
1345:
1260:
1195:
921:
1723:
1718:
472:
1330:
1315:
1285:
1250:
1220:
1145:
1130:
666:
1728:
1478:
1400:
1370:
1340:
1265:
1255:
1165:
1045:
1000:
359:
1698:
1638:
1455:
1445:
1355:
1300:
1115:
1105:
939:
906:
785:
744:
30:
1713:
1548:
1430:
1305:
1210:
1185:
1120:
721:
209:
205:
107:
103:
1125:
1365:
1180:
1110:
1095:
1065:
916:
631:
1618:
1420:
1375:
1235:
1175:
1085:
1075:
1633:
1460:
1245:
1025:
295:
1380:
1350:
1310:
1100:
1070:
991:
287:
1623:
1593:
1425:
1035:
1020:
1010:
931:
405:
1493:
1200:
1170:
1060:
1055:
517:
1385:
1335:
279:
267:
450:
263:
1533:
1155:
225:
118:
1793:
1528:
1503:
351:
283:
259:
566:
541:
1563:
972:
291:
247:
212:
in the U.S. state of Texas. The park opened in 1988 under the authority of the
341:
327:
251:
201:
145:
132:
571:
381:"What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown"
331:
319:
311:
307:
255:
323:
315:
606:
229:
575:
429:"Purtis Creek State Park offers a little bit of everything"
1489:
Barrington Living
History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos
499:"Fire History of a Relict Oak Woodland in Northeast Texas"
1737:
1687:
1469:
999:
990:
963:
930:
897:
784:
766:
743:
730:
El Camino Real de los Tejas
National Historic Trail
720:
685:
645:
622:
613:
185:
177:
169:
161:
124:
114:
99:
23:
79:
51:
1016:Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area
587:
8:
672:Military Working Dog Teams National Monument
522:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1810:Protected areas of Van Zandt County, Texas
1805:Protected areas of Henderson County, Texas
996:
619:
594:
580:
572:
526:) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
20:
657:Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
306:Available activities at the park include
371:
515:
497:Stambaugh, Michael C., et al. (2011).
544:. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
478:. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
427:Nailling, Kathi (February 28, 2016).
408:. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
7:
1216:Government Canyon State Natural Area
1091:Chinati Mountains State Natural Area
98:
1815:Protected areas established in 1988
1779:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
1141:Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area
542:"Purtis Creek State Park: Overview"
214:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
190:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
473:"Putis Creek State Park: Park map"
406:"Purtis Creek State Park: History"
16:State park in Texas, United States
14:
1156:Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
735:El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
344:
78:
71:
50:
43:
29:
1226:Hill Country State Natural Area
1136:Devils River State Natural Area
768:National Wild and Scenic Rivers
662:Castner Range National Monument
168:
113:
1724:Ruth Bowling Nichols Arboretum
1321:Lost Maples State Natural Area
1271:Lake Casa Blanca International
1231:Honey Creek State Natural Area
978:Padre Island National Seashore
677:Waco Mammoth National Monument
1:
1031:Barton Warnock Visitor Center
973:Big Thicket National Preserve
165:1,582.4 acres (6.404 km)
90:Show map of the United States
1820:1988 establishments in Texas
1729:Olive Scott Petty Arboretum
1509:Confederate Reunion Grounds
1836:
1549:Fort Richardson State Park
1186:Fort Richardson State Park
667:Chamizal National Memorial
224:Native Americans from the
1774:
1041:Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
786:National Wildlife Refuges
745:National Recreation Areas
707:Palo Alto Battlefield NHP
687:National Historical Parks
451:"Purtis Creek State Park"
360:List of Texas state parks
181:82,349 (in 2022)
87:Location in United States
37:
28:
1674:Washington-on-the-Brazos
1649:San Jacinto Battleground
1629:Sabine Pass Battleground
804:Attwater Prairie Chicken
722:National Historic Trails
712:San Antonio Missions NHP
1762:Prairies and Pineywoods
1639:Samuel T. Rayburn House
1624:Point Isabel Lighthouse
854:Lower Rio Grande Valley
567:Purtis Creek State Park
504:. University of Arizona
198:Purtis Creek State Park
24:Purtis Creek State Park
1669:Varner–Hogg Plantation
1599:Mission Espiritu Santo
1579:Levi Jordan Plantation
1366:Mother Neff State Park
1181:Fort Parker State Park
1739:State Wildlife Trails
1514:Eisenhower Birthplace
965:Other Protected Areas
702:Lyndon B. Johnson NHP
431:. Athens Daily Review
146:32.36222°N 96.00167°W
1800:State parks of Texas
1634:Sam Bell Maxey House
1471:State Historic Sites
1461:Wyler Aerial Tramway
1391:Palo Pinto Mountains
809:Balcones Canyonlands
453:. www.rvweekends.com
1747:Great Texas Coastal
1679:Zaragoza Birthplace
1654:Sauer-Beckmann Farm
1524:Fannin Battleground
1281:Lake Corpus Christi
1161:Estero Llano Grande
932:National Grasslands
637:Guadalupe Mountains
379:Christopher Adams.
186:Governing body
151:32.36222; -96.00167
142: /
1594:Magoffin Homestead
1416:Resaca de la Palma
1361:Monahans Sandhills
1291:Lake Mineral Wells
1276:Lake Colorado City
1191:Franklin Mountains
689:and Historic Sites
647:National monuments
210:Van Zandt counties
200:is a 1,582.4-acre
108:Van Zandt counties
1787:
1786:
1770:
1769:
1719:W. Goodrich Jones
1664:Starr Family Home
1589:Lyndon B. Johnson
1441:Stephen F. Austin
1436:South Llano River
1326:Martin Creek Lake
1003:and Natural Areas
986:
985:
945:Lyndon B. Johnson
195:
194:
115:Nearest city
62:Show map of Texas
59:Location in Texas
1827:
1757:Panhandle Plains
1709:John Henry Kirby
1569:Kreische Brewery
1494:Battleship TEXAS
1411:Ray Roberts Lake
1396:Pedernales Falls
1386:Palo Duro Canyon
1336:Matagorda Island
1261:Lake Bob Sandlin
1196:Galveston Island
997:
899:National Forests
620:
596:
589:
582:
573:
554:
553:
551:
549:
538:
532:
531:
521:
513:
511:
509:
503:
494:
488:
487:
485:
483:
477:
469:
463:
462:
460:
458:
447:
441:
440:
438:
436:
424:
418:
417:
415:
413:
402:
396:
395:
393:
391:
376:
354:
349:
348:
347:
296:eastern redcedar
268:flathead catfish
157:
156:
154:
153:
152:
147:
143:
140:
139:
138:
135:
91:
82:
81:
75:
63:
54:
53:
47:
33:
21:
1835:
1834:
1830:
1829:
1828:
1826:
1825:
1824:
1790:
1789:
1788:
1783:
1766:
1733:
1690:
1683:
1659:Seminole Canyon
1609:Mission Rosario
1604:Mission Dolores
1465:
1346:McKinney Roughs
1331:Martin Dies Jr.
1316:Longhorn Cavern
1296:Lake Somerville
1286:Lake Livingston
1251:Kickapoo Cavern
1221:Guadalupe River
1146:Dinosaur Valley
1131:Davis Mountains
1081:Caprock Canyons
1002:
982:
959:
950:McClellan Creek
926:
893:
844:Laguna Atascosa
780:
762:
739:
716:
688:
681:
648:
641:
609:
603:Protected areas
600:
563:
558:
557:
547:
545:
540:
539:
535:
514:
507:
505:
501:
496:
495:
491:
481:
479:
475:
471:
470:
466:
456:
454:
449:
448:
444:
434:
432:
426:
425:
421:
411:
409:
404:
403:
399:
389:
387:
378:
377:
373:
368:
350:
345:
343:
340:
304:
276:
244:
239:
222:
150:
148:
144:
141:
136:
133:
131:
129:
128:
95:
94:
93:
92:
89:
88:
85:
84:
83:
66:
65:
64:
61:
60:
57:
56:
55:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1833:
1831:
1823:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1792:
1791:
1785:
1784:
1782:
1781:
1775:
1772:
1771:
1768:
1767:
1765:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1752:Heart of Texas
1749:
1743:
1741:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1704:I.D. Fairchild
1701:
1695:
1693:
1691:and Arboretums
1685:
1684:
1682:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1554:Fulton Mansion
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1534:Fort Lancaster
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1484:Admiral Nimitz
1481:
1475:
1473:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1458:
1456:Walter Umphrey
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1401:Possum Kingdom
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1371:Mustang Island
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1341:McKinney Falls
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1266:Lake Brownwood
1263:
1258:
1256:Lake Arrowhead
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1166:Fairfield Lake
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1046:Big Bend Ranch
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1007:
1005:
994:
988:
987:
984:
983:
981:
980:
975:
969:
967:
961:
960:
958:
957:
952:
947:
942:
936:
934:
928:
927:
925:
924:
919:
914:
909:
903:
901:
895:
894:
892:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
790:
788:
782:
781:
779:
778:
772:
770:
764:
763:
761:
760:
755:
749:
747:
741:
740:
738:
737:
732:
726:
724:
718:
717:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
697:Fort Davis NHS
693:
691:
683:
682:
680:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
653:
651:
643:
642:
640:
639:
634:
628:
626:
624:National Parks
617:
611:
610:
601:
599:
598:
591:
584:
576:
570:
569:
562:
561:External links
559:
556:
555:
533:
489:
464:
442:
419:
397:
370:
369:
367:
364:
363:
362:
356:
355:
339:
336:
303:
300:
275:
272:
243:
240:
238:
235:
221:
218:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
126:
122:
121:
119:Eustace, Texas
116:
112:
111:
101:
97:
96:
86:
77:
76:
70:
69:
68:
67:
58:
49:
48:
42:
41:
40:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1832:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1797:
1795:
1780:
1777:
1776:
1773:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1742:
1740:
1736:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1696:
1694:
1692:
1689:State Forests
1686:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1614:Monument Hill
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1544:Fort McKavett
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1451:Village Creek
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1356:Mission Tejas
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1301:Lake Tawakoni
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1116:Copper Breaks
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1106:Colorado Bend
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1004:
998:
995:
993:
989:
979:
976:
974:
971:
970:
968:
966:
962:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
937:
935:
933:
929:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
912:Davy Crockett
910:
908:
905:
904:
902:
900:
896:
890:
889:Trinity River
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
791:
789:
787:
783:
777:
774:
773:
771:
769:
765:
759:
758:Lake Meredith
756:
754:
751:
750:
748:
746:
742:
736:
733:
731:
728:
727:
725:
723:
719:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
692:
690:
684:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
654:
652:
650:
649:and memorials
644:
638:
635:
633:
630:
629:
627:
625:
621:
618:
616:
612:
608:
604:
597:
592:
590:
585:
583:
578:
577:
574:
568:
565:
564:
560:
543:
537:
534:
529:
525:
519:
500:
493:
490:
474:
468:
465:
452:
446:
443:
430:
423:
420:
407:
401:
398:
386:
382:
375:
372:
365:
361:
358:
357:
353:
342:
337:
335:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
301:
299:
297:
293:
289:
288:blackjack oak
285:
284:black hickory
281:
273:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
241:
236:
234:
231:
227:
219:
217:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
191:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
164:
160:
155:
127:
123:
120:
117:
109:
105:
102:
74:
46:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1574:Landmark Inn
1529:Fort Griffin
1519:Fanthorp Inn
1504:Casa Navarro
1499:Caddo Mounds
1431:Sheldon Lake
1406:Purtis Creek
1405:
1306:Lake Whitney
1241:Indian Lodge
1211:Goose Island
1121:Daingerfield
1096:Choke Canyon
869:Neches River
849:Little Sandy
824:Buffalo Lake
546:. Retrieved
536:
506:. Retrieved
492:
480:. Retrieved
467:
455:. Retrieved
445:
433:. Retrieved
422:
410:. Retrieved
400:
390:November 21,
388:. Retrieved
384:
374:
352:Texas portal
305:
277:
245:
223:
197:
196:
18:
1699:E.O. Siecke
1584:Lipantitlan
1564:Hueco Tanks
1539:Fort Leaton
1111:Cooper Lake
1066:Brazos Bend
1001:State Parks
955:Rita Blanca
922:Sam Houston
884:Texas Point
874:San Bernard
170:Established
149: /
125:Coordinates
1794:Categories
1644:San Felipe
1421:San Angelo
1376:Old Tunnel
1236:Huntsville
1176:Fort Boggy
1151:Eisenhower
1126:Davis Hill
1086:Cedar Hill
1076:Caddo Lake
1051:Big Spring
829:Caddo Lake
776:Rio Grande
366:References
328:geocaching
302:Activities
292:winged elm
252:white bass
248:black bass
202:state park
134:32°21′44″N
1714:Masterson
1619:Penn Farm
1246:Inks Lake
1026:Balmorhea
879:Santa Ana
814:Big Boggy
548:April 23,
482:April 23,
412:April 22,
324:picnicing
233:created.
206:Henderson
104:Henderson
1381:Palmetto
1351:Meridian
1311:Lockhart
1101:Cleburne
1071:Buescher
907:Angelina
864:Muleshoe
859:McFaddin
839:Hagerman
819:Brazoria
632:Big Bend
518:cite web
385:KXAN.com
338:See also
280:post oak
178:Visitors
137:96°0′6″W
100:Location
1426:Sea Rim
1036:Bastrop
1021:Atlanta
1011:Abilene
799:Aransas
794:Anahuac
753:Amistad
615:Federal
508:June 8,
457:May 31,
435:May 31,
332:camping
320:cycling
312:fishing
308:boating
264:channel
256:crappie
242:Animals
226:Wichita
220:History
110:, Texas
1559:Goliad
1206:Goliad
1201:Garner
1171:Falcon
1061:Bonham
1056:Blanco
917:Sabine
834:Grulla
330:, and
316:hiking
294:, and
237:Nature
1479:Acton
1446:Tyler
992:State
940:Caddo
607:Texas
502:(PDF)
476:(PDF)
274:Fauna
230:Caddo
550:2023
528:link
524:link
510:2023
484:2023
459:2023
437:2023
414:2023
392:2023
266:and
260:blue
258:and
228:and
208:and
173:1988
162:Area
106:and
605:of
204:in
1796::
520:}}
516:{{
383:.
334:.
326:,
322:,
318:,
314:,
310:,
298:.
290:,
286:,
282:,
270:.
262:,
254:,
250:,
216:.
595:e
588:t
581:v
552:.
530:)
512:.
486:.
461:.
439:.
416:.
394:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
