Village Creek State Park

Village Creek State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Texas

Location: 10 miles north of Beaumont, near the Gulf Coast border.
Facilities: Campsites with water and electricity hookups, tent camping, cabin, group camp, showers, restrooms (é), day-use group facility, picnic areas, hiking trails, interpretive trails, bike trail, park store, playground.
Activities: Camping, canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, wildlife viewing, birding, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Village Creek is a free-flowing stream that rises near the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation and meanders to a junction with the Neches River. It is a popular flat-water canoe stream in what remains of the Old Texas Big Thicket, a "rain forest" of cypress swamps and blackwater sloughs in the flood plain of the Neches River.
Address: PO Box 8565
Lumberton, TX 77657
Phone: 409-755-7322;
Web: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/village_creek
Size: 1,090 acres.

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Village Creek State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Arkansas

Location: Exit 242 off I-40 at Forrest City, 13 miles north on AR 284.
Facilities: 96 campsites with electric and water hookups (for RVs, tents, and horse campers), showers, restrooms, 10 cabins, picnic areas, 4 pavilions (2 enclosed), playgrounds, baseball/multi-use fields, driving range, tennis courts, swimming beach, hiking trails, horse trails, boat docks, boat rentals, visitor center with store, gift shop, and bicycle rentals, interpretive center with meeting facility and exhibits (é).
Activities: Camping, fishing, swimming, hiking, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Located in the unique geological region of Crowley's Ridge, the park features lush forests of oak, sugar maple, beech, butternut, and tulip poplar. Its two lakes offer fishing for bass, bream, catfish, and crappie.
Address: 201 County Rd 754
Wynne, AR 72396
Phone: 870-238-9406;
Fax: 870-238-9415;
Web: www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/park.asp?id=21
Size: 6,909 acres.

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