Tyler State Park - Area 8:Sumac Bend Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping in Texas
Tyler State Park - Area 8:Sumac Bend Camping Area in TX
TX State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Water-only campsites within Tyler State Park's Pineywoods setting, featuring tent pads, picnic tables, and water access. The park centers on a 64-acre spring-fed lake surrounded by towering pines and 13+ miles of trails. On-site facilities include showers and restrooms; the lake offers fishing (crappie, perch, bass, catfish), swimming at a sandy beach, boat rentals (canoes, kayaks, paddleboats, johnboats), and a fishing pier. Historic CCC-built structures and the Whispering Pines Nature Trail, established 85+ years ago, are part of the landscape.
Grounded in tpwd.texas.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
The Tyler State Park Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 4 -- a rural sky with a glow on the horizon. Open country -- nothing named rises within 30 miles of here. The nearest town, Lindale, is 6.9 mi off.
September normals 66–88°F, 3.4″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.