Texas Family Sells 650 Acres of Shoreline for New State Park

Good News Network reported that a family has sold a 650-acre property along Lake Palestine in Henderson County, Texas, so that it can be converted into a new state park. The property represents the longest remaining contiguous piece of land on the shore of Lake Palestine. [1]

According to Good News Network, the land was owned by the same multigenerational family for 80 years prior to the sale. The site contains pine woods, short bluffs, wetlands, and an existing pecan orchard that will all be preserved for public enjoyment. [1]

Good News Network reported that the new state park will soon offer numerous options for outdoor recreation. Future visitors will be able to go camping, kayaking, bird watching, and wildlife watching, as well as take in scenic lake views from the tops of the bluffs. [1]

East Texas is a geographic and ecological region in the eastern part of Texas that includes roughly 38 counties. The area is divided into Northeast, Southeast, and Deep East Texas, with the Piney Woods ecoregion forming most of the territory before expanding into open plains toward Central Texas. [2]