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 Current Weather Alerts

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Cedar Creek Lake Weather Forecast

Thursday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 75

Thursday Night

Rain Showers Likely

Lo: 68

Friday

Rain Showers

Hi: 75

Friday Night

Rain Showers

Lo: 62

Saturday

Chance Rain Showers

Hi: 69

Saturday Night

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 57

Sunday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 73

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 57


Cedar Creek Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 11/7: 318.80 (-3.20)



Cedar Creek Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Nov. 6)

EXCELLENT. normal stain; 71 degrees; 3.17 feet below pool. Good stacks of hybrids and white bass are being found on midlake points and drop offs along sandy flats throughout the dam area, Crappie Island, Key Ranch and the spillway humps in 11-17 feet. Cast spinners and slabs and look for schooling fish on these flats as well as deeper seawalls and shorelines. Fish any hump in 14-22 feet throughout the lake to find fish stacked up in schools as the day warms up. Look for schooling fish on cloudy days. The birds have slowly started showing up as the weather has cooled off and we will be seeing more of these on a regular basis when it is cloudy. Use spinnerbaits or drop a slab down to the bottom and work it fast up and down and the fish will hit it immediately. Also throwing out a slab and reeling it back with a slow retrieve is also working well. Cast rattletraps, spoons, umbrella rigs, slabs or sassy shads to get the hybrids to bite. The crappie bite has been getting better. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 5-12 feet under bridge pylons, hidden brush piles throughout the lake or under docks. Crappie fisherman have been moving spot to spot finding limits. You may catch 4-5 and then have to move on to another spot on some days. Limits are being reported, although guides have been reporting conditions are improving with bigger sized fish being caught. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish have started to bite in 3-10 feet of water on cut shad. Larger fish can be caught drifting in 15-24 feet. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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