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Martin Dies Jr. State Park
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RR 4 Box 274
Jasper TX 75951
409/384-5231
All water related activities, including boat ramps and fishing piers at the Park
are unavailable due to a lake drawdown at B.A Steinhagen Lake. Please call the
park for water level updates in December, 2006.
History: Martin Dies, Jr. State Park, until 1965 known as the Dam B State Park,
is a 705-acre recreational area in Jasper and Tyler Counties between Woodville
and Jasper on B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir (15,000 acres). The land for the park
was acquired under a 50-year lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964
and was opened in 1965.
Activities: Visitors can enjoy camping, hiking, boating, canoeing, fishing,
swimming, mountain biking and wildlife and bird watching. There are canoes,
kayaks, cycles, and a flat bottom boat for rent.
Tours: There are naturalist activities on weekends and outdoor educational
facilities. For information on the schedule for these activities, contact the
park. Group tours by reservation. Canoe trips down the Angelina or Neches River
are taken on the third Saturday of each month. Call the park at least one week
in advance to make reservations.
* Check the Calendar of Events for this park.
* Detailed fishing & lake information for B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir.
* More Information on outdoor activities from the Experience Texas page.
Area Attractions: Nearby points of interest include Village Creek State Park;
Winter bald eagle census conducted at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir; the Dogwood
Festival held at Woodville; and a rodeo held in Jasper. In addition, the park is
located approximately 30 miles from the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation,
Big Thicket National Preserve, National Forest Service areas, and Sam Rayburn
Lake and Toledo Bend Lake.
Facilities: The park has 1 Limited Use Cabin (also known as a mini-cabin) in the
"Hen House Ridge" unit . The cabin has heat, air conditioning, bunk beds and a
screened porch. The outside has water, a fire-ring with a grill, a BBQ pit, and
a picnic table.
Other facilities include screened shelters; campsites with water; campsites with
water and electricity (special rates are available); a group dining/meeting
hall; restrooms with hot showers; trailer dump stations; playgrounds; lighted
fishing piers; fish-cleaning facilities; boat ramps; 4 miles of multi-use trails
for hiking and mountain biking; 2 miles of nature/interpretive trail; an
amphitheater with 4' x 6' platform stage, a movie screen, and electricity; and a
Texas State Park Store and Nature Center. |
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