Before the full throttle of baseball season kicked in, I put together an 8 day camping road trip for the kids and I taking us to 2 Texas State Parks, the Gathering Place in Tulsa, OK and Hot Springs, AR. I had a basic itinerary in mind for quite a few months, but didn’t book anything until 2 days before we left! The weather had me in fits! But, Mother Nature took favor on us and we had a very successful trip. I’ll be breaking the trip down over a couple of posts with LOTS of pictures.

We started off with an easy 3 hours drive to Eisenhower State Park north of Dallas on Lake Texoma. We had a great isolated camp site in a small cul de sac and setting Wanda back up after a few months off came right back to us. We ate lunch and the boys quickly scattered finding snail shells and digging around the site.

The park is relatively small and narrow along the shore of the lake and the hiking trails were few. There is a full service marina and yacht club within the park that takes up a good deal of space. Along with a patch of OHV (off highway vehicle) trails, but those were closed due to recent flooding.

We selected a 1.5 mile round trip hike to get us warmed up for the days to come and the kids quickly realized how out of practice they were! Haha

We drove to the far end of the park and took in a few more points of interest. We really enjoyed the Lake Texoma over look and couldn’t believe just how big the lake truly is! The kids explored the rock ledge and enjoyed having some free range again.

After a snack back at camp, we walked to the lake shore and did a little fishing, but the kids quickly got distracted by the slate chips scattered all around. 😆

That evening we FINALLY got a decent fire going and the kids cooked their own hot dogs. We turned in for an early night after showering the camp fire smoke off and got a reasonable night’s sleep. Boat and train noises were prevalent throughout the night, but we woke up the next morning ready to head into Oklahoma for day 2.

I was glad we were able to mark Eisenhower State Park off our list, but that was about it for us. If you’re an avid boater or trail rider, this park would have a lot to offer, but that’s about it. Next up, our time in OK!

-Lindsay