Purtis Creek State Park


Address
14225 FM 316
Eustace, Texas 75124

Contact
903-425-2332

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Do you like to Camp? Fish? Swim? Just a bit Northeast of Cedar Creek Lake offers a 355-acre lake comparative to Cedar Creek's 33,000 acres.

Paddle a kayak and canoe, hike or bike, like to geocache? This is a great option in the lake area.

Picnic tables, a park area, closed off swimming area equipped with bathroom facilities as well.

Purtis Creek State Park's website states it, "features catch-and-release largemouth bass, as well as catfish and crappie that you can take home. We have fishing piers, fish cleaning stations and boat ramps. Overnight fishing costs $2 per person (if you are not camping); the permit expires at 6 a.m. You do not need a fishing license to fish here.
Take your family fishing! We lend rods, reels and tackle boxes for use in the park.

Bring your own boat, or rent a kayak or paddleboard from PaddleEZ.

We allow 50 motorized boats on the lake at a time, with an "idle only" speed limit and a no-wake policy.

Choose from 59 campsites with water and electricity, five walk-in tent sites, or 13 primitive hike-in sites.
Hike and bike.Tackle the 4.1-mile Wolfpen Hike and Bike Trail. The 1.7-mile Beaver Slide Nature Path takes you along the lakeshore. Or explore the short, easy Solar Trail along the dam.

In addition to renting boats, the park store sells supplies, outdoor equipment, bait, gifts and ice.

We offer guided hikes, paddling basics classes, nature programs and more. Ask about special programs for groups. See our Events page for upcoming programs."

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Cedar Creek Lake Weather Forecast

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 63

Wednesday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 45

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 69

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 54

Friday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 75

Friday Night

Breezy

Lo: 60

Saturday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 77

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 63


Cedar Creek Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 3/28: 322.37 (+0.37)



Cedar Creek Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Mar. 20)

EXCELLENT. Stained; 62 degrees; 0.08 feet below pool. The hybrid striped bass and white bass have recently been staging in the creek arms to spawn these past few weeks. Fish are now coming back into the main lake in droves to recover from the spawn and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The bite will continue to get even better in these areas as the shad spawn will start to take place in the next 2-3 weeks across the lake. Retrieve shiny slabs or spinnerbaits off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 17-26 feet of water. The crappie bite has picked up in the creeks and inlets in 2-10 feet of water throughout the entire lake. We are now seeing the crappie migrate back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 4-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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