If you want to experience tranquility, Lake Livingston is definitely the place. One who takes pleasure in watching nature is surely gonna love it. It's 73 miles from Houston, that is it's going to take a little more than an hour to drive to the lake. If you are traveling from Dallas then it's 320 miles, which is probably a 3:30 hours drive. The tall pines and oak trees will welcome you from the entrance. It's $5 daily per adult.
The park boundaries offer you more than 5 miles of hiking trails and has camping options too. We didn't camp as we were not aware of it, but next time for sure. The State park has options to horse-rides, swimming and boating. You can bring your own boats. It also provides one of the best fishing lakes in Houston but I wish the water could be more clear. It has picnic tables and barbecue places. We took our picnic mats and picnic basket with us. We spent a wonderful evening with the light breeze blowing across the lake and the warmth of the setting sun.
The park basically has a little bit of everything so I suggest take a day off, hike in the quiet trails, camp under the tall trees and spend some time with nature.
I'll speak no more, let my pictures do the talking.
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