Exploring Texas: A peaceful week at Colorado Lake State Park

~ Wandering Cindi

We said goodbye to New Mexico and made our way into Texas. Our first stop in Texas was near the oil fields at Colorado Lake City State Park. After we had made the reservation, Aaron and I realized that we had stayed at this particular park once before for about 3 days in 2023. We stayed there for the same reason: we were on our way to the Dallas, Texas, area for Aaron’s job. This time, though, we will be in Texas a lot longer.

We spent a week here and saw almost no one else. When we arrived, our campground was almost completely empty and remained that way throughout the week. It started filling up on Friday for the weekend, but that was OK. We had fun during the week when we had the place virtually to ourselves.

A white dog on a leash explores a grassy area in a state park, with trees and picnic shelters visible in the background.

It was nice to see trees again, but it was still somewhat like a desert. There were cacti, and there was plenty of sandy dirt. But, there was the lake, so I spent most of my time taking Murphy down to Lake Colorado for a swim. Murphy does not like water to have sticks, branches, or debris in it, so he does his best to bring all those things onto shore. The little cove I took him to for swimming had lots of sticks and branches to keep him very busy while he swam.

A white dog wading through shallow water, playfully carrying a twig in its mouth, surrounded by sparse vegetation and water.
A view of a lake with muddy water and sparse vegetation, including tall, thin plants and a large rock in the foreground. A dog can be seen swimming in the water.

It was a nice spot to spend our afternoons while Aaron worked.

After a week, it was time to keep heading northeast towards the Dallas area. Our next stop -Lavon Lake, northeast of Plano, Texas, at the Clear Lake Campground.

A silver Airstream trailer parked in a green, grassy area with trees and a clear blue sky.

6 thoughts on “Exploring Texas: A peaceful week at Colorado Lake State Park”

  1. What a peaceful week that sounds like! There’s something special about having a quiet park almost entirely to yourselves—just you, the lake, and Murphy’s stick-clearing mission. Loved the simple beauty of your time there and how you made the most of nature while Aaron worked. Looking forward to reading about Lavon Lake next!

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  3. Wow- lovely! The campgrounds in your picture ms look so peaceful. Campgrounds are hard here. They are very touristy- lots of city folk piled high with all the latest camping paraphernalia- kids running around screaming… it’s pretty noisy. It’s hard to explain “camping” here- it’s a trendy hobby so it’s super hard to just find a nice quiet spot to commune with nature.

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    1. There are some campgrounds here that are very similar. And most campgrounds are like that on the weekends. We usually leave to buy groceries, do laundry, or other things when the campgrounds are crowded. It always amazes me how much stuff people bring with them for a week or weekend camping trip.

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      1. People spend untold amounts of money on brand-name camping gear here. I wonder if they ever even use it all! They literally outfit themselves for a Mt. Everest expedition… just to sit in a camping spot that is so groomed- most of the time there aren’t any wild areas around it! It boggles our minds.

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