Region 5 Cooper Lake Trail Ride South Sulphur Unit
Schedule
Fri, 20 May, 2022 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 22 May, 2022 at 02:00 pm
Location
Cooper Lake State Park South Sulphur Unit - Texas Parks and Wildlife | Sulphur Springs, TX
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Cooper Lake State Park – East TexasSouth Sulphur Unit-Buggy Whip Campground
1690 FM 3505 Sulphur Springs, Tx 75482
903-945-5256
May 20-22, 2022
Cooper Lake has panoramic views of the lake, trails through forest shade and many opportunities to view wildlife while riding. This trail covers nearly 600 acres and over 10 miles. The trail is accessible from all sites in the Buggy Whip camping area. Known for great fishing and horseback riding.
Buggy Whip Equestrian Campground has has concrete pads, back-in spaces with water and electricity, a table, fire-ring, lantern post and a 20' tether cable for the horses. The restrooms have showers. The campground is clean, with high ties for horses, no pens. You can bring your own pens or electric pens, there is plenty of room. The terrain is sand/clay. Approximately 10 miles of shaded trails.
Member ride fee is $20, non-member is $35, day rider is $15. There are a total of fifteen sites, three of these are double sites (107,113,116,). These double sites work well for camping buddies. Day use area cannot be used for overnight parking.
Contact Mary Apple who assigns a site number. You will pay upon arrival at the South Sulphur Unit gatehouse entrance between 8am-5pm.
Immediately notify Mary Apple for cancellations.
Saturday-guided ride at 9:30am, return for lunch, ride out at 2:00PM or ride out on your own.
Sunday-guide ride at 9:00am return at noon.
Community potluck dinner Friday night, Saturday potluck with TETRA providing the main course.
Parking is available for day use equestrian visitors.
Negative Coggins and signed liability release is required upon arrival.
An email will be sent if the trails are closed due to rain. The park can advise you of trail conditions before you haul. Park will close trails if they are wet.
Directions: To reach the South Sulphur Unit, travel north from Interstate 30 at Exit 122 on the west side of Sulphur Springs for 10 miles on State Highway 19; then go west on State Highway 71 for four miles and north for one mile on FM 3505 to the park entrance.
Or travel east from Commerce on State Highway 11 for seven miles, and then north for 4.2 miles on FM 2653. Turn on State Highway 71 for 7.5 miles, and then go north for one mile on FM 3505 to the park entrance. Or travel east from Cooper for one mile on State Highway 154, and then south on FM 1529 for five miles (cross the lake dam) to State Highway 19. Continue south for five miles to State Highway 71, west for four miles to FM 3505, and then north for one mile to the park entrance.
Register at tetratrails.org. PayPal or checks accepted.
PLEASE CLEAN UP YOUR CAMPSITE BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME. BROADCAST MANURE. LEAVE NO TRACE.
If you have been recently exposed to someone with Covid-19, running a fever, have a cough, shortness of breath, experiencing loss of smell, or gastrointestinal illness, stay home.
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Where is it happening?
Cooper Lake State Park South Sulphur Unit - Texas Parks and Wildlife, 1690 FM-3505,Sulphur Bluff,TX,United States, Sulphur SpringsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
