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Lake Livingston State Park
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300 Park Road 65
Livingston, TX 77351
936/365-2201
History: Lake Livingston State Park, in Polk County, one mile southwest of
Livingston, contains 635.5 acres along Lake Livingston a 84,800-acre reservoir.
It was acquired by warranty deed and from private landowners in 1971 and opened
to the public in 1977.
It is located near the ghost town of Swartwout, a steamboat landing on the
Trinity River in the 1830s and 1850s, and the meeting place of Polk County's
first commissioners court before voters selected Livingston as county seat.
Activities: The park offers camping; picnicking; swimming pool (Memorial Day to
Labor Day); mountain biking; nature study; fishing (crappie, perch, catfish, and
bass); and boating; Day use equestrian is now available: Visitors use the horses
provided by Lake Livingston stables and are not allowed to bring their own
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