Mixon Lake, Henderson County, Texas

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     Mixon Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Big Steve's RV Park is a good local campground; if you get bored of Mixon Lake you could also take a look at close by Tex Iron Incorporated Reservoir Number 2. An average amount of precipitation falls at Mixon Lake; May is when you get the most rain here while July is generally the driest month. For the period of the months of summer at Mixon Lake highs are regularly in the 90's, and throughout summer nights  
   temperatures are in the 70's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's with temperatures at Mixon Lake dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. And if you're still looking for more outdoors exciting things just keep reading. If you need a site to stay Quality Inn & Suites Athens is a tremendous choice, and Tex Iron Incorporated Reservoir Number 1 is a nearby lake that you could go to.
If you come at the right time of year, Neches River offers some
 
               good whitewater, and the scenery at Mixon Lake Dam is scenic. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Mixon Lake you will meet lots of folks from close by Palestine. There's so much to do here at Mixon Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Lake Palestine Campground and Lodge is a glorious place for that.
Mill Branch is a glorious place to check out, and a great close by hotel is Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ATHENS.

 
Quality Inn & Suites Athens, Athens
17 miles away
Largest Outdoor Pool in Town, Free Restaurant style breakfast, truck/RV parking, High Speed Internet, Restaurant and Lounge on premises, Outdoor pavilion, Barbecue grill for guest use located near pav...

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ATHENS, Athens
18 miles away
Relax in Comfort at Our Hotel in Athens, Texas You can easily relax amid all the comforts of home when you stay at this modern and contemporary Holiday Inn Express® Athens hotel. Texas visitors ap...

Current weather conditions at Mixon Lake, Henderson County, Texas
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Local climate location: ATHENS 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 32.10333
Longitude: -95.595

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These outdoors activities are available near Mixon Lake.
 Hotels Near Mixon Lake:
Quality Inn & Suites Athens, Athens, 17 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ATHENS, Athens, 18 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn/Athens, Athens, 18 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Palestine, 19 miles away
Holiday Inn Express PALESTINE, Palestine, 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Mixon Lake:
Lake Palestine Campground and Lodge, Frankston, 8 miles away
Big Steve's RV Park, Frankston, 10 miles away
Cade's Cove, Chandler, 11 miles away
Lake Athens Marina and RV Park, Athens, 14 miles away
 Whitewater Near Mixon Lake:
Neches River, Anderson Cherokee CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
 Lakes Near Mixon Lake:
Tex Iron Incorporated Reservoir Number 1, Henderson CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Tex Iron Incorporated Reservoir Number 2, Henderson CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Neches River
12 miles away
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...e 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 .

This trip with little effort takes approx 3 hours. If ...

Staway Ranch RV Park
14 miles away
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Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom, Showers, Laundry, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Boating...
TENT:$20.00 per night, - 40 RV hookups, PETS:Small pets kept on a leash while outside, and kept inside at night., GAMEROOM:Card game etc....
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We are located on route 84 west of Rusk TX. Located 1/2 mile from the Texas State Park. They have a scenic rustic train ride between Rusk and Palestine TX. With the old steam engines. It is an all day trip with a lay over in Palestine so there is time to have lunch at. We advertise the longest foot bridge in the nation here in Rusk TX. There are several Lakes with-in 45 minutes or the Park with Great fishing. We have a quiet park with 41 spaces. Most are shaded, with lots of lawn and grass in the park. All are full hook-up. We have 50 and 30 amp pull through's. We have a rec room with clean toilet and shower we are proud of. We also have a laundry room available for our clients.

We have several restaurants in the local area. We have grocery stores near the Park with a Super Wal-Mart in Jacksonville 20 minutes north of us.
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