Hotels near Hilltop Mobile Home Park, Texas:
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Neches River
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...fast water to speak of, but you need to be prepared to make short portages and negotiate downed timber in the water. One area in particular you will need to tie some line off to your kayak and let it float under a downed tree, you crawl over the tree and then get back in. I'm sure the when and where the trees are down changes quite often.... And it looks like someone (probably the river authority) takes a saw down and cuts some of this out from time to time.
The put in location is correct. However, the take out is not. You need to float further down to the 175 bridge (less than 1/4th mile) and get out there.
I would suggest that experienced paddlers attempt this only when the water is high from heavy rains or when the dam is letting a lot of water out. There's vegetative litter stuck in the trees 10 foot above the water line.... So at some points of the year... This thing moves... And could represent dangers with the amount of timber.
You might consider taking a machete on this trip just in case. Don't forget the fishing pole, or if you are an archer, a bow for t... |
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Other campgrounds near Hilltop Mobile Home Park, Texas:
Palestine RV Park, Palestine, 3 miles away 
HWY 155 RV Park, Palestine, 4 miles away 
Serenity RV Park and Campgrounds, Palestine, 15 miles away
Mission Tejas State Park, Grapeland, 19 miles away 
R Place RV Park and Campgrounds, Palestine, 19 miles away
Lake Buffalo Campground, Oakwood, 20 miles away 
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Paddling Rivers Near Hilltop Mobile Home Park, Texas:
Neches River, Anderson CherokeeCounty, 25 miles away | | Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
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...So at some points of the year... This thing moves... And could represent dangers...
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Lakes Near Hilltop Mobile Home Park, Texas:
Gooch Lake, Anderson CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Joyce Lake, Anderson CountyCounty, 1 miles away 
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