No. 37Every Texan should experience the primordial mystery of Caddo Lake State Park. With its ghostly, century-old cypress trees draped with gray-green Spanish moss, cozy cabins built in the 1930s, and a history that encompasses pearl hunting and steamboating, a Caddo getaway works efficiently to re-set your perspective. Stay at the park, or find lodging and dining in the nearby towns of Uncertain, Marshall, and Jefferson.

“Caddo Lake for exploring and canoeing. We’ve never had a disappointing visit.” —Curtis Carpenter, Dallas

Contact: Caddo Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism; www.caddolake.org. Also visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us and www.caddolake.com.

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