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Purtis Creek State Park, TX

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Status: Open year round. Season Dates
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Alerts and Important Information

August 10, 2026 - Burn ban in effect until further notice. No wood or charcoal fires are allowed. You may use propane for cooking.

PARK HUNT DATES:
Oct. 24, Jan. 9, and Jan. 23
The Beaver Slide Trail, and Primitive sites A-M will be closed from 10pm the night before the hunt and will reopen at Noon on the last day of the hunt.

If your plans change, please modify or cancel your reservation as soon as possible to allow someone else to enjoy the park.

DAY USE FEE:
$5 per day, per person 13 and older.

OFFICE AND GATE INFORMATION:
Gate is open from 6am to 10pm.

Office Hours:
Weekdays and weekends 8:15am to 4:30pm

Walk up window will be open until 15 minutes after office doors close.

SWIMMING:
Swimming allowed in designated area during daylight hours only (reservations are not required).

FISHING:
Fishing for largemouth bass over 16 inches is catch & release only. Catfish, crappie, bluegill and sand bass can be retained. Frozen bait and live worms available at park store.

Only 50 motorized boats are allowed on the lake at a time (first come, first served).

After park closing hours, non-camping park users may stay overnight on the lake by paying a $2 per night activity use fee per person in the office before closing or in the self-pay station before 10 pm. (Activity fee expires at 6am regardless of when time it was paid). The Activity use fee is for lake use only as the park observes quiet hours after 10 pm.

PARK PHONE NUMBER: 903-425-2332

Notes

If arriving after the office closes, fill out a 'Self-Pay Envelope', located in the Iron Ranger, providing all information and place the white copy (receipt) on their windshields. Place the envelope portion into the Iron Ranger without depositing funds. Go to the camping area designated on your reservation and setup in any site that does not have a 'Tag' on the numbered post or someone's equipment in the site. All customers arriving after-hours must complete registration and payment at the Park Headquarters by 9am the next morning.

For other questions please call the park at 903-425-2332.

FOR PAVILION:
If you will be a late arrival, you must call the park prior to 5pm on arrival date for late arrival instructions at 903-425-2332.

Purtis Creek State Park, TX

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