Cindy’s guidebook
Food scene
Dairy Mart
303 TX-147Great little diner! I recommend the steak fingers!
Eagles Nest
594 E Main StA local favorite for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Well-stocked store for most items you may need during your stay. This store is located approx. 1/2 mile from our Fish Camp. The do have a grill open daily and everything is made to order. I highly recommend their breakfast sandwiches and their hamburgers!
Lakeview RV & Motel
5896 TX-147Well-stocked store for most items you may need during your stay. This store is located approx. 1/2 mile from our Fish Camp. The do have a grill open daily and everything is made to order. I highly recommend their breakfast sandwiches and their hamburgers!
Sightseeing
Boykin Creek and the nine-acre Boykin Springs Lake both pass through the facility, and the Sam Rayburn Reservoir is nearby. The area is forested with pines and hardwoods. Wildlife is abundant, and the region is a hot spot for migratory birds. The water in this spring fed lake are always cold and very refreshing for a summer swim. There is a hiking trail that leads to the remains of a sawmill and the small community that once thrived around it slowly collapse in the clearcut. Known as the Aldridge Sawmill Historic Site and acquired by the U.S. Forest Service in 1935, the remains represent the rise and decline of the east Texas timber industry. Constructed in 1905 by Hal Aldridge, the original wooden mill and its operations inspired the growth of a small community, also called Aldridge, aided by a spur of the Burr’s Ferry, Browndel & Chester Railway. By 1911, Aldridge included 76 buildings, among them a hotel, warehouse, and company store. The original mill burned down that year and a hand-poured concrete mill, the remains of which are still standing, kept the community growing. By 1918, the mill was producing approximately 125,000 board feet of lumber each day. But natural resources have their limits and by 1923 the mill closed down as the surrounding timber declined. The community followed and by 1927 Aldridge was a ghost town. Today, hikers can tackle a trail just under three miles long from the Boykin Springs Recreation Area to the Aldridge Sawmill Historic Site and admire the concrete handiwork in the mill, a power plant, a fuels building and a dry kiln, along with portions of the old railroad tram.
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Boykin Springs Recreation Area
Forest Service Road 313Boykin Creek and the nine-acre Boykin Springs Lake both pass through the facility, and the Sam Rayburn Reservoir is nearby. The area is forested with pines and hardwoods. Wildlife is abundant, and the region is a hot spot for migratory birds. The water in this spring fed lake are always cold and very refreshing for a summer swim. There is a hiking trail that leads to the remains of a sawmill and the small community that once thrived around it slowly collapse in the clearcut. Known as the Aldridge Sawmill Historic Site and acquired by the U.S. Forest Service in 1935, the remains represent the rise and decline of the east Texas timber industry. Constructed in 1905 by Hal Aldridge, the original wooden mill and its operations inspired the growth of a small community, also called Aldridge, aided by a spur of the Burr’s Ferry, Browndel & Chester Railway. By 1911, Aldridge included 76 buildings, among them a hotel, warehouse, and company store. The original mill burned down that year and a hand-poured concrete mill, the remains of which are still standing, kept the community growing. By 1918, the mill was producing approximately 125,000 board feet of lumber each day. But natural resources have their limits and by 1923 the mill closed down as the surrounding timber declined. The community followed and by 1927 Aldridge was a ghost town. Today, hikers can tackle a trail just under three miles long from the Boykin Springs Recreation Area to the Aldridge Sawmill Historic Site and admire the concrete handiwork in the mill, a power plant, a fuels building and a dry kiln, along with portions of the old railroad tram.
This boat ramp is 0.9 mile from our Fish Camp. This is a very nice and well-maintained park. There are with fishing piers and beautiful views.
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Cassels-Boykin Park
This boat ramp is 0.9 mile from our Fish Camp. This is a very nice and well-maintained park. There are with fishing piers and beautiful views.