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For relaxing camping and fishing, the Johnson Branch Unit of Ray Roberts State Park is the place.
The Johnson unit is one of two state parks, six satellite units, a 12-mile greenbelt corridor and wildlife management area around 30,000-acre Ray Roberts Lake. Remnants of an 1850s farmstead add a unique dimension to the park
Anglers appreciate a lighted boat ramp and fish cleaning facilities. Black bass is the big draw, with plenty of sand bass, catfish and crappie.
Windsurfers and swimmers take advantage of the sandy beach, a rarity along Texas lakes. Five miles of dirt trails are open to hikers. The 8.8-mile mountain bike trail is one of the best in Texas. A four-mile paved path is enjoyed by wheelchair users, hikers, inline skaters and cyclists.
Campers find about 100 campsites with water and electricity, 50 hike-in campsites with composting toilets and water nearby and 33 primitive backpacking sites.
Three full-service restrooms offer hot showers. Other lodging and food are nearby the park.
Parts of two ecosystems, the Eastern Cross Timbers and Blackland Prairies, converge in the park. The result is a richness of wildlife species as different as migrating pelicans, monarch butterflies, armadillos and diamondback rattlesnakes.
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