We spent the last week at
Martin Dies Jr. State Park, near Jasper, TX on one of the largest, most private, and beautiful campground sites we have ever encountered. It had been rainy prior to our arrival, so the woodland hiking trails were either closed due to flooding or so overrun with hoards of starving mosquitoes that we didn't last past the first few yards, retreating instead to the roadways for our walks. Even then, due to the park layout in two separate campgrounds (one on either side of the main road) and multiple loops within each of the campgrounds, there was plenty of pretty walking available. We will definitely return to this park in the future, and will most certainly try to reserve the campsite we had this time!
A day trip to Nacadoches, TX to visit the
Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden was a highlight of our stay in this area, as well as an inspiration in design of woodland gardens. This is a fairly recently established garden (1997-2003) but has the look of much much older one, because it was integrated into an existing loblolly pine forest, so has a stunning mix of trees and shrubs at various ages, heights, colors, and textures. It was a treat for the senses!
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