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     The beauty of Lake Placid attracts many people from all around. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors cool stuff the area in close proximity to Lake Placid has to offer. During your visit to Lake Placid you'll meet some people from Tyler for sure. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Lake Placid has to offer, you can camp at Noonday RV Park. There's so much to do here at Lake Placid that you need to camp here for a while, Aok South  
   RV Park is a pleasant place for that, and dry warm beds await you at Baymont Inn and Suites Tyler. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Lake Placid, you could also check out pretty Club Thirteen Lake, and there's some out of the ordinary stuff to see at Lake Placid Dam near Lake Placid.
Tom Clay Lake is a nearby lake that you could pop by, and great hiking is available along the Tyler State Park Trail. Some of the water close by flows, like Taylor
 
               Creek. An average amount of precipitation falls at Lake Placid; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily May, that's the one that rains the most while August is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Neches River; Windsor Inn and Suites is a good site to get some rest. High temperatures at Lake Placid during the months of summer are in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 70's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Lake Placid.

 
Windsor Inn and Suites, Tyler
4 miles away
Newly constructed hotel located on the southwest side of the city on Loop 323. The Zoo, Harvey Convention Center and the Rose Garden are just minutes away. We are close to shopping and Tyler State Par...

Baymont Inn and Suites Tyler, Tyler
4 miles away
The Baymont Inn and Suites Tyler is located near the convenient Loop 323-close to Historic Downtown Tyler and just 2 miles from Tyler Pound Field Airport. At the Baymont Inn and Suites start every d...

Current weather conditions at Lake Placid, Smith County, Texas
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Local climate location: ATHENS 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 32.27611
Longitude: -95.39333

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These outdoors activities are available near Lake Placid.
 Hotels Near Lake Placid:
Windsor Inn and Suites, Tyler, 4 miles away
Baymont Inn and Suites Tyler, Tyler, 4 miles away
Fairfield Inn By Marriott Tyler, Tyler, 5 miles away
La Quinta Inn Tyler, Tyler, 5 miles away
Best Western Southpark Inn & Suites, Tyler, 6 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake Placid:
Noonday RV Park, Flint, 5 miles away
Aok South RV Park, Flint, 6 miles away
South RV Park, Flint, 6 miles away
Cade's Cove, Chandler, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Lake Placid:
Neches River, Anderson Cherokee CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
 Trails Near Lake Placid:
Tyler State Park Trail, Smith County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Lake Placid:
Club Thirteen Lake, Smith CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Tom Clay Lake, Smith CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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Neches River
13 miles away
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...rtages 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 and buffalo. There's plenty of fishin to do .

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