Experience the Beauty of Central Texas at Fort Parker State Park

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Join us as we explore Fort Parker State Park near Mexia, TX. This Central Texas park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. It features tent and RV camping, screen shelters, cabins and group barracks. Fort Parker State Park sits on the Navasota River and Fort Parker Lake within an hour from Waco and less than 100 miles from Dallas.
In this video, we take you on a tour of Fort Parker State Park and share some of the unique features, the campgrounds, amenities and more. One quick clarification: Fort Parker Lake is completely within the state park, so you don't need a fishing license if you are fishing from a boat in the lake.
Fort Parker State Park is operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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@rvamericayall 4 года назад

We hope you enjoyed this look at Fort Parker State Park! One quick clarification: Fort Parker Lake is completely within the state park, so you don't need a fishing license if you are fishing from a boat in the lake. Here are some other places you might want to visit in Central Texas: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cljTPDlPUI0.html . See y'all Wednesday!

@fetchit55 4 года назад

RV Texas Y'all a little disappointed you said Fort Parker State Park is near Waco, but no mention of Mexia and Groesbeck. I’m guessing the Fort was closed is why you didn’t feature that site.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hey Michael. We mentioned Waco because a lot more folks understand where it is vs Mexia or Groesbeck. But, you're right, in hindsight we should have mentioned that is was between those 2 towns. We were there last year after several weeks of rain. The park had just reopened after flooding. The fort still had a lot of standing water, so we weren't able to include it on this trip.

@debbiecarter4558 4 года назад

Wow..you could fish right from your front door!

@ronniebatiesr4491 4 года назад

Thanks Guys great job safe travels enjoy all your videos nice place 👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🐶 Ben Wheeler Texas

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

We always appreciate it Ronnie! Hope things are good in Ben Wheeler.

@garystrother7686 Год назад

They have done some improvements on the Park from when I was growing up. It is kept very clean, they replaced an old walk bridge with a floating bridge leading to walking trails, and there is another boat ramp on the river part of the Park. I have been lucky enough to see some deer, but the last time I camped there I was raided by a family of raccoons, late at night. These fellows are smart, and can open coolers.

@rvamericayall Год назад

Glad to hear about those improvements! Thanks 😊

@bluebonnet5868 4 года назад

Really enjoy your park reviews! Thanks for all the good info.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks so much! We're glad you enjoy them. 😁

@davidoverholt251 4 года назад

Thanks for the turtle stop you two! Awesome! Leave it better than you found it!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks David! Happy to help those little guys stay safe! :)

@1RodeoMom 4 года назад

Thank goodness the Burr Oaks grow slowly as we have two in our backyard and two in our front yard. Nice park review. Nice that park looks like our 43ft Bus will fit into the park.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

We were amazed by how big those Burr Oaks get! We love the park. It would be worth checking with the park about size. I don't think there's a max size listed, but the turnaround at the end of the camping loop might be a little bit interesting. Probably less of an issue if you have already disconnected your tow vehicle.

@randybarentine5762 4 года назад

Great to see y’all out and exploring, been waiting to see more of Texas. Have to add this one to my go to places, not a hard drive from where I am in Arkansas. Always the Best Videos!!! Stay Well and Safe Travels...

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks Randy! It's a nice park. Definitely worth a trip. Happy Camping!

@MarkSmith-xg3dk Год назад

We are heading there Saturday for 3 nights. Thanks for the video.

@johnbradley2764 4 года назад

Great video. History, natural beauty, sense of humor were the makings for a wonderful video. Stay safe, stay well and safe travels. Thanks for sharing.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks so much John. Glad you enjoyed it.

@sarinfserg4965 4 года назад

Howdy y’all, this video is fantastic just like all the other videos. Thanks y’all for sharing

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Howdy Sarinf! Thanks so much!

@mikestafford7077 4 года назад

We loved our stay there also, and we stayed in that same site. We used it as our place to stay to run into Waco to visit Gain's World.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hey Mike! That's a great site. We were lucky to get it.

@rockiedawnsimpler5102 2 года назад

We have camped at Fort Parker and we really loved. We missed the cemetery when camped there so thanks for the information. Lake Bob Sandlin State has a small cemetery up in the day use area if every get to north east Texas. Also in the same area Daingerfield State Park a CCC park still have the dance floor facing the lake. Atlanta State Park and Caddo Lake State Park also in the same area. You camp in the area of these parks without going to Jefferson Texas with all its history you have missed out on a great adventure. Keep up with the videos and safe travels.

@rvamericayall 2 года назад

Thanks for pointing out Jefferson, we will add that to our list!

@eddieroyal8621 4 года назад

Fort Parker looks very nice y’all.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hi Eddie. It’s a very nice park. We really enjoyed our stay.

@harry3581 4 года назад

its great to see you back onthe road again traveling in the best state in the Nation God bless you, and God Bless Texas!!!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks Harry! We filmed this video last year, but we hit the road again on June 1. 😁

@resellingandthrifting 4 года назад

Oh neat. That's a great idea for wood supply. Woohoo. Love your videos😊

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks! We thought so too!

@motocross_guy5212 2 года назад

One of the places where we have the Parker reunion at.

@rvamericayall 2 года назад

Nice

@christyd2896 4 года назад

Stacie and Tom save the turtles! Another great, detailed tour of a beautiful Texas State Park. Beautiful all the way through, and that sunset timelapse at the end was awesome.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Always happy to help a turtle out! 😂 We loved our time at the park. Glad you enjoyed the sunset. We got really lucky to get that site.

@bertkelly7650 4 года назад

Where I live, there was a turtle crossing a busy road. At the same time a jogger was passing by. I hollered at her to get the turtle off the road as I was in my car and it was on her side of the road. She said, eeewww, you do it! I shook my head, got out of my car and did what Stacy did, she ain't no sissy! : )

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

LOL! Always happy to help a turtle out! 😂 That reminds us of our trip to Huntsville State Park a few years ago when Grammy Kay jumped out of the Jeep to rescue a turtle: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--YV6Aiu84OU.html

@dbmurray0924 4 года назад

We are going to have to check this park out thanks for sharing.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

It's a nice park Brent. Have fun!

@davidbrickey5925 4 года назад

Nice rv. Park enjoy your stay while you’re there.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks David. We actually filmed this last year. But we look forward to going back in the future. Hope you're doing well.

@karenrainwater2913 4 года назад

Love the video. Another park on my list to visit. Appreciate the tour.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks Karen! It's a nice park. We love all of the trees!

@garychristison5773 4 года назад

I just read Texas Rising. A historically significant area that I want to give a visit. Enjoyed your review of the park. When people watch movies such as John Wayne's The Searchers, they assume all that frontier stuff happened in the Utah desert.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Great point Gary. Texas Rising is on my (Stacie's) list to read. I just finished Frontier Blood, which was a historical account of the Parker family. A bit wordy at times, but overall an interesting perspective on the Parkers and their role here.

@normangebhardt2092 4 года назад

Enjoyed the review. Looks like there is a lot to do there. Thanks.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

It's a nice park, Norman. And the shade is great in the summer.

@nieco2009 4 года назад

This was a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thank you Nieco! We're glad you enjoyed it. Nice park.

@bensonsspeedshop1191 4 года назад

Great Video, Guys, Thanks!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

@chuckbednarke8164 4 года назад

You make some great video's! I love the sites.and that is nice when you need wood you can choose and use your card. That is a perfect site where your RV was at, like the cemetery those are some historical grave site's, great video guy's ,...stay safe and ..Thanks..

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks so much Chuck! It's a great park.

@JarheadAndGingersJourney 4 года назад

Hello, from Okinawa, Japan! Ginger is from TX and has never been to this park. Thanks for sharing!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hey y'all! It is a great little park. Definitely put it on your list. Hope things are great in Japan!

@randallalan4221 4 года назад

Really enjoyed that "Zen" moment there near the end of video...what an awesome camping site ya'll had!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks! Yes, we really got lucky. We showed up without reservations and were able to get that site. The park had just reopened following a bit of flooding.

@TravelingonAdventures 4 года назад

Super nice place!!!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

We agree!

@candacecoley3377 4 года назад

Ok added to the list:)

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Enjoy Candace! 😁

@debbiecarter4558 4 года назад

The dance floor reminded me of Garner State Park.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Us too Debbie!

@brendacous 4 года назад

Thank you guys for producing your videos. We’re at Fort Parker camping right now. WE’ve got a great spot (12, right across from where you were) and its kinda cool that we can walk around and see exactly what you showed us. Nice park, not really a bad site in here that I can see. Thanks again.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Awesome Brenda! Enjoy Fort Parker. We didn't get a chance to go to the Old Fort while we were there. I (Stacie) have great memories of visiting there as a kid. I'd love to know what kind of shape it's in these days if you make it over that way.

@brendacous 4 года назад

We did go by the Fort today. It’s in great shape, you can walk around thru the facility on your own ($2 per adult). They have several placards around describing the building and some of the history.

@VanInhalin 4 года назад

Texpert. That's a funny shirt.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

😁 The folks at the Texas Tourism board sent those to us years ago.

@bobcausey 4 года назад

Loved it. I’m pretty sure my parents took us to the Park when we were young. I visited Mexia many times especially on Memorial Day. Two of my grandparents (and great grandparents) grew up in Mexia and Groesbeck. Glad to see that you are back out again. Our last set of reservations were cancelled last week for Ft. Griffin (a little south of Copper Breaks). Was looking forward to those star lit skies. Another time. Thanks for the videos. 👍🙂🔭

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks Bob! A lot of my (Stacie's) family grew up in the area also. Sorry to hear your reservations at Ft Griffin were canceled. Hope y'all can get out and have some fun soon. We filmed this video last year. We hit the road again on June 1.

@bobcausey 4 года назад

RV Texas Y'all I remember your Mom talking about Groesbeck last Summer. Happy to say we found a Corps of Engineers campground north of the Red. 👍🙂

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Awesome!! The state parks are reopening reservations tomorrow! tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20200526a

@mikeandre9903 4 года назад

👍👍 happy Memorial Day

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hope you're having a good weekend Mike

@mikeandre9903 4 года назад

@@rvamericayall I am barbecuing and doing small projects around the RV today before it rains it looks like

@motocross_guy5212 2 года назад

Amazing video. Cant wait for sept 17th to get here. I be goung there. Soon as you drive in an pay for the stay, there is a fork in the road, if you stay straight, that will take you to where we have the reunion at. There are cabins, a building where we eat and where we make bread how the Comanches did in the old days and still do to this day and yes they talk Comanche at times but all the dancing an all that is in Oklahoma in Lawton.

@rvamericayall 2 года назад

That is really cool, thanks for sharing

@motocross_guy5212 2 года назад

@@rvamericayall yall are welcome

@wildhog3217 4 года назад

Nice little Park......We stayed there for a week during the past Spring Break 2020 at site #23. If you like BBQ, check out Baby Clays BBQ down the road from Park. They have pretty good Slice beef Brisket.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks for the recommendation!

@rnrliving5723 4 года назад

Stacie, I love your shirt!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks Rebecca! The Texas Tourism folks sent us those several years ago. I love it too!

@bobmakowski7627 4 года назад

Love these videos, help us figure out where to go in Texas

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks so much! More next Sunday!

@santini1953 4 года назад

Headed that way in a couple of weeks.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Awesome! Have fun!

@dfollantree1 4 года назад

Love your videos!!! what are the hiking shoes that yall wear?

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks so much! I (Stacie) have worn Columbia boots for years: amzn.to/2Xux9rw . And Tom has hiked Merrell boots for the past several years: amzn.to/2X1bKa8 .

@user-jq1er4gt1v 22 дня назад

Groesbeck, Tx.

@rvamericayall 21 день назад

😊

@markperritte 4 года назад

When did y’all do this video ,just wanting to know is there are any restrictions .love when y’all do Texas parks

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hey Mark! Hope you're doing well. We filmed this last May. From what we hear, the park is currently open for day use with advance reservations and for camping for folks who already had reservations. The park website lists all of the current restrictions: tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/fort-parker

@lisafranklin2173 3 года назад

I tvi k I'm gonna make Fort Parker my first camping trip in my new self built teardrop camper thanks to y'alls video! Question: do y'all collect tshirts as souvenirs? I see y'all wear quite an assortment. I'm a t-shirt and blue jeans gal and I'm thinking this would be a souvenir collection I'd get a lot of use out of. Is there anything else yall collect from state parks or travels? Stickers? Magnets? Patches?

@rvamericayall 3 года назад

Hi Lisa! Fort Parker would be a great first stop. We have some t-shirts. Our biggest collection is hiking stick medallions (that we still need to actually put onto our hiking sticks). 😁

@doncanaday6406 4 года назад

Really nice site at the water’s edge. Is this real time now? Are you back on the road?

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

It was a great site Don. No, this was from last year. We hit the road again on June 1.

@joani2732 4 года назад

Does the 30 amp hook up has 120 ordinary outlets as well like the one at home or should I bring a adapter?

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hey Joani! It’s been a little while since we were there, but we are 99% sure that the electrical boxes have 120v plugs as well. It would be unusual for them not to.

@joani2732 4 года назад

Thank you, I am going there this weekend for father's day with my family and I didn't know what to expect but your video is the perfect guide for beginners like myself.

@AmericaBound 4 года назад

Would have been nice to see the cleanliness of the showers and bathrooms...

@glennbeattie6172 4 года назад

Nice video. Boo on the *astros.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks Glenn

@nickliscano2538 3 года назад

Ah yes, groesbeck texas, my home

@rvamericayall 3 года назад

My (Stacie's) family is from the Groesbeck area.

@zena173 4 года назад

How was the cell service?

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Hi Zena. We have AT&T and did not have any major issues.

@garyking1277 4 года назад

What do they charge per night if you don't mind me asking . thanks

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Here's the link to the park's nightly fee page, Gary. tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/fort-parker/fees-facilities/campsites

@pilotdiana 4 года назад

Were there mosquitoes?

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Great question. We filmed this video last year, but, surprisingly, we don't remember mosquitos being a real issue during our stay.

@WILDEBILL308 4 года назад

Nice park. Didn't look busey at all.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

It is a nice park, Bill. We filmed during the week.

@WILDEBILL308 4 года назад

@@rvamericayall Isn't that fun you can go have fun while the crowds are working.😉 Yes I know this is your "work" but would you go back?

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

We would absolutely go back. Nice park.

@WILDEBILL308 4 года назад

@@rvamericayall My bad I didn't type what I was thinking. Should have been, Yes I know this is your "work" but would you go back to your old jobs? This looks like a lot more fun.

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

LOL! No way would we go back! This is way more fun! 😁

@bobmakowski7627 4 года назад

I believe those were canoes not Kayaks

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

LOL Yes they are Bob. 😁

@shannoncopley539 2 года назад

I live in mexia and you don't need a license to fish in ft parker.

@rvamericayall 2 года назад

Thanks

@davidpreece3616 4 года назад

If you fish in a State Park you DO NOT need a fishing license!

@rvamericayall 4 года назад

Thanks David. We actually clarified in the description of this video and the pinned comment. Fort Parker Lake is completely contained within the boundaries of the state park, so you do not need a fishing license to fish from a boat in the lake here. Since the river is not fully contained within the park, you do need a fishing license to fish from a boat in the river.