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In the Piney Woods Section of East Texas, there are over 30 lakes offering a variety of outdoor sports for vacations or weekends.
Tyler has a number of lakes in its immediate vicinity, providing fishing, swimming, water skiing, houseboats, jet skis, sailing and other outdoor and hiking activities.
Among the area lakes, some of which offer boat ramps and campgrounds, are:
- Lake Palestine
- Lake Tyler
- East Lake Tyler
- Bellwood Lake
- Greenbriar Lake
- Lake Placid
- Hide-A-Way Lake
- Lake Jacksonville
- Toledo Bend Reservoir
- Tyler State Park
- Lake Striker
- Lake Tawakoni
- Lake Fork
- Lake Hawkins
- Lake Athens
- Lake Cherokee
- Lake Gladewater
- Lake Gilmer
- Lake O'The Pines
- Lake Columbia (planned)
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Rainfalls in the area were extreme during May-July 2007 and many lakes were at or beyond capacity.
For example, Lake Palestine reached maximum levels in July 2007, after suffering the
effects of multi-year droughts in the area. The photograph below, taken July
6, 2007, shows water overflowing the Lake Palestine Dam.
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