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If you like lakes and you're in this part of Texas you can check out Simmer Lake. Best Western Executive Inn is a great place to get some rest, and a great swamp close to Simmer Lake is Turnbow Lake. A striking lake like Jacksonville Club Lake in close proximity to Simmer Lake is a good site to explore, and you can have a magnificent hiking adventure along the Mount Hope Tract Trail.
For the period of the long summer days at Simmer Lake highs are generally
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driest.
You imagine that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Lots of folks from Jacksonville come to Simmer Lake, and hiking along the Jim Hogg State Historical Park Trail is nice fun. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such calm
locations, why not visit Bird Pond near Simmer Lake, and after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx is a great site to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. If you came for an overnight stay Shady Pines
RV Park and Campground is a great spot to camp, and going for a hike along the Nature Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity.
Rusk Palestine State Park is a delightful campground nearby; Simmer Lake Dam is not far at all from Simmer Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 31.96167
Longitude: -95.15667
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| These outdoors activities are available near Simmer Lake. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Simmer Lake:
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| | Whitewater Near Simmer Lake:
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Neches River, Anderson Cherokee CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175) |
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Bird Pond, Cherokee CountyCounty, 3 miles away |
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