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    If you like lakes and you're in this part of Texas you can check out Hollywood Lake. Brushy Creek flows through this vicinity, and whitewater paddling is great on Neches River. Summertime highs at Hollywood Lake frequently tend to be in the 90's. Through the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 70's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 50's; night lows at Hollywood Lake during the wintertime regularly plunge into the 30's. This is no place  
   for people who don’t like to have fun. Hollywood Club Lake Dam is gorgeous and it's in the neighborhood of Hollywood Lake, and Hollywood Lake is a fine location to visit for more than one day, Shady Pines RV Park and Campground is a fine location to camp nearby.
Don't leave Hollywood Lake without first going for a hike along the Nature Trail; at Hollywood Lake you always meet someone from Jacksonville. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes? Sure, Brock Lake
 
               is nearby. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop at nearby Hollywood Club Lake, and Best Western Executive Inn is a perfect location to get some rest.
There are brilliant spots to explore along the Jim Hogg State Historical Park Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Hollywood Lake has to offer, you can camp at Castle on the Lake Inn and RV Resort. A typical amount of precipitation falls here at Hollywood Lake; the month with most of the rain is May, and August meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Mount Hope Tract Trail is always a tremendous adventure, and if you need a place to stay Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx is a great choice.

 
Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx, Jacksonville
6 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express in Jacksonville, Texas is one of the modern and recently built hotels. The hotel has won since it's opening numerous different awards like Newcomers Award, Quality Excellence A...

Best Western Executive Inn, Jacksonville
6 miles away
This select-service Jacksonville, Texas hotel is one of the newest hotels in town offering unbeatable customer service and convenient access to a variety of local attractions. Whether visiting easte...

Current weather conditions at Hollywood Lake, Cherokee County, Texas
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Local climate location: ATHENS 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 32.04167
Longitude: -95.25333

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These outdoors activities are available near Hollywood Lake.
 Hotels Near Hollywood Lake:
Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx, Jacksonville, 6 miles away
Best Western Executive Inn, Jacksonville, 6 miles away
Sleep Inn & Suites, Tyler, 15 miles away
Candlewood Suites Tyler, Tx, Tyler, 15 miles away
Comfort Suites At South Broadway Mall, Tyler, 15 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Hollywood Lake:
Shady Pines RV Park and Campground, Jacksonville, 5 miles away
Castle on the Lake Inn and RV Resort, Jacksonville, 6 miles away
Aok South RV Park, Flint, 11 miles away
South RV Park, Flint, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Hollywood Lake:
Neches River, Anderson Cherokee CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
 Trails Near Hollywood Lake:
Mount Hope Tract Trail, Cherokee County, 14 miles away
Jim Hogg State Historical Park Trail, Cherokee County, 16 miles away
Nature Trail, Cherokee County, 18 miles away
 Lakes Near Hollywood Lake:
Hollywood Club Lake, Cherokee CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Brock Lake, Cherokee CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Neches River
12 miles away
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...to speak of, but you need to be prepared to make short portages and negotiate downed timber in the water. One area in particular you will need to tie some line off to your kayak and let it float under a downed tree, you crawl over the tree and then get back in. I'm sure the when and where the trees are down changes quite often.... And it looks like someone (probably the river authority) takes a saw down and cuts some of this out from time to time.

The put in location is correct. However, the take out is not. You need to float further down to the 175 bridge (less than 1/4th mile) and get out there.

I would suggest that experienced paddlers attempt this only when the water is high from heavy rains or when the dam is letting a lot of water out. There's vegetative litter stuck in the trees 10 foot above the water line.... So at some points of the year... This thing moves... And could represent dangers with the amount of timber.

You might consider taking a machete on this trip just in case. Don't forget the fishing pole, or if you are an archer, a bow for the huge gar...

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