Caddo Lake rating & review

I will be posting reviews only for the parks where we stay overnight.

Bathrooms - If you are fine with moths, frogs and spiders in the bathroom then, on a scale of 1-5, I would rate them a 4. If you don't like moths, spiders and frogs them I would rate them a 1.
One of my brothers loved the bathrooms because it is a great place to capture some bugs.

Trails - We only went one on trail but I thought it was pretty cool. They had some cool old buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps aka CCC. I don't have much to compare state park trails to but I would rate it 4.

Activities - This park had a few activities that we took part in. They had an owl watch, a nature hike, fishing and a canoe tour. I would rate the activities a 5.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff - The staff and rangers were very friendly and the one guy that did all the activities had an answer for almost every question we had. I would give the staff a 5.

Wildlife - What wildlife did we see? We saw toads, frogs, moths, including a Luna moth. We went for a little walk on Saturday and caught a glimpse of a wildcat. They have beavers but we didn't see any. And tons of birds, especially egrets, and fish. We saw a catfish that was about a foot long. wildlife will get a 5.

Overall - Overall Caddo lake is very family-friendly. I'll give it a 5.

Our Weekend at Caddo Lake.

Here is the lighted fishing pier.

Two of my brothers fishing.

Old Port Caddo Canoe Rentals and Tours.

Mill Pond.

Teeny Toad :)

Brown dragonfly.
I saw some really pretty green dragonflys but, unfortunately, I didn't have my camera.

Spanish moss hanging from a bald cypress tree.

My awesome siblings on their way to the cabin.

It rained Saturday evening.

The best dog in the world. Meet Casey :)

Dad took Casey Kayaking in the rain.

Beware of the poison ivy! It's everywhere!

Look! It's a teeny tiny spider!

Casey took a nap on the way home.

Caddo Lake - Meal Plan

Here is the food we ate at Caddo.

Friday

Dinner - Sandwich wraps

Saturday

Breakfast - Apple pancakes (Minus the syrup,) Sausage, Fried eggs, orange juice

Lunch - Sandwich wraps

Dinner - Riverbend restaurant

Sunday

Breakfast - Instant oatmeal

Snacks

Trail mix

Cheez-it

Apples

Caddo State Park - Our Arrival

And the first on our list is Caddo Lake State Park.

Caddo Lake is in east Texas, the piney woods region.

Caddo Lake State Park entrance.

And here is our cabin.
Originally, It was a screened shelter but they upgraded it to a limited use cabin.

Fun Fact: Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in Texas!

Here is the porch.

And here are the beds. Very sturdy and hard to move.
There is one, very effective, air conditioning unit.

Our cabin had a table, chairs and tons of windows.
The only running water in this cabin is the water spigot outside.

There is a fire pit, grill, picnic table and a tent platform in the back.

And there are the bathrooms. The bathrooms nearest us did not have showers but there are some with showers down the road. There are tons of moths and spider in these bathrooms but their not gross and stinky, like some bathrooms.
At night there are tons of tree frogs.

Our State Park List

Our Goal is to visit all 106 State Parks as a family.
The highlighted parks are the ones we stayed at overnight and the underlined ones are ones that we visited during the day.
I will update the list as we visit the state parks.

1. Abilene State Park
2. Atlanta State Park
3. Balmorhea State Park - May 2015 Trip
4. Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos
5. Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center
6. Bastrop State Park
7. Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site 7/6/2014
8. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park (Part of the World Birding Center)
9. Big Bend Ranch State Park
10. Big Spring State Park
11. Blanco State Park
12. Bonham State Park
13. Brazos Bend State Park
14. Buescher State Park
15. Caddo Lake State Park - 8/24-26/2012
16. Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway
17. Cedar Hill State Park
18. Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit
19. Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit
20. Cleburne State Park
21. Colorado Bend State Park
22. Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit
23. Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit
24. Copper Breaks State Park
25. Daingerfield State Park - 8/26/2012
26. Davis Mountains State Park - May 2015 Trip
27. Devils River State Natural Area
28. Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area
29. Dinosaur Valley State Park
30. Eisenhower State Park
31. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
32. Estero Llano Grande State Park (Part of the World Birding Center)
33. Fairfield Lake State Park
34. Falcon State Park
35. Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site
36. Fort Boggy State Park
37. Fort Leaton State Historic Site
38. Fort Parker State Park
39. Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site & Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway
40. Franklin Mountains State Park - May 2015 Trip
41. Galveston Island State Park 7/3/2014
42. Garner State Park
43. Goliad State Park & Historic Site
44. Goose Island State Park
45. Government Canyon State Natural Area
46. Guadalupe River State Park
47. Hill Country State Natural Area
48. Honey Creek State Natural Area
49. Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site - May 2015 Trip
50. Huntsville State Park
51. Indian Lodge - May 2015 Trip
52. Inks Lake State Park
53. Kickapoo Cavern State Park
54. Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites
55. Lake Arrowhead State Park
56. Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
57. Lake Brownwood State Park
58. Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
59. Lake Colorado City State Park
60. Lake Corpus Christi State Park
61. Lake Livingston State Park
62. Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway
63. Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit
64. Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit
65. Lake Tawakoni State Park
66. Lake Whitney State Park
67. Lipantitlan State Historic Site
68. Lockhart State Park
69. Longhorn Cavern State Park
70. Lost Maples State Natural Area
71. Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
72. Martin Creek Lake State Park
73. Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
74. McKinney Falls State Park
75. Meridian State Park
76. Mission Rosario State Historic Site
77. Mission Tejas State Park - 10/10-12/2014
78. Monahans Sandhills State Park - May 2015 Trip
79. Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites Historic Site
80. Mother Neff State Park
81. Mustang Island State Park
82. Old Tunnel State Park
83. Palmetto State Park
84. Palo Duro Canyon State Park
85. Pedernales Falls State Park - 9/14-16/2012
86. Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site
87. Possum Kingdom State Park
88. Purtis Creek State Park
89. Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit - 11/7-9/2014
90. Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle du Bois Unit
91. Resaca de la Palma State Park (Part of the World Birding Center)
92. San Angelo State Park - May 2015 Trip
93. San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site 7/6/2014
94. San Jacinto Monument 7/6/2014
95. Sea Rim State Park
96. Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site - May 2015 Trip
97. Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
98. South Llano River State Park
99. Stephen F. Austin State Park
100. Tyler State Park
101. Village Creek State Park
102. Walter Umphrey State Park - Operated by Jefferson County
103. Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site
104. World Birding Center
105. Wyler Aerial Tramway - May 2015 Trip
106. Zaragosa Birthplace State Historic Site

The date next to the park is the date that we visited that park.