More State Parks Reopen After Hurricane Rita
May 8, 2006 by Paris and John
Filed under News and Festivals
East Texas’s Village Creek State Park reopened on Monday, May 1 after recovering from Hurricane Rita. About half of the park’s facilities, excluding eight water-and-electric campsites, 12 of 15 picnic sites, all 16 walk-in tent campsites, group camping area and three miles of trails, are again accessible to the public, according to Jerry Rashall, park superintendent. He said 17 of 25 water and electric campsites, park headquarters, restrooms with showers, a cabin, dump station, picnic pavilion, playground and canoe launch are back in operation.
For More Information:
• call the park at (409) 755-7322
Martin Dies Jr. State Park Reopened
At Martin Dies Jr., 31 water-and-electric campsites, 19 screened shelters, a mini-cabin and 35 water-only campsites in the Hen House Ridge unit are available for overnight camping.
Much of the money for the repairs thus far has come from the sale of timber salvaged from the park’s numerous downed old growth pines and hardwoods.
For more information about Martin Dies Jr. State Park:
• call the park at (409) 384-5231
