Cedar Hill State Park
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Cedar Hill State Park is located on FM 1382 and the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake
in Cedar Hill
, Texas
(USA
), ten miles southwest of Dallas
. The park was acquired in 1982 and was opened in 1991. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
operates the 1826 acres (739 ha) park.
Cedar Hill State Park has 355 camping
sites in five camping areas as well as boat ramps, picnic areas, swimming areas, and fishing jetties.
Joe Pool Lake
Joe Pool Lake is a fresh water impoundment located in the southern part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas . The lake encompasses parts of Tarrant, Dallas and Ellis counties. The lake measures with a conservation storage capacity of...
in Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill, Texas
Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately sixteen miles southwest of downtown Dallas and is situated along the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park. The population was 32,093 at the 2000 census...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
), ten miles southwest of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. The park was acquired in 1982 and was opened in 1991. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is a Texas state agency that oversees and protects wildlife and their habitats. In addition, the agency is responsible for managing the state's parks and historical areas...
operates the 1826 acres (739 ha) park.
Cedar Hill State Park has 355 camping
Camping
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
sites in five camping areas as well as boat ramps, picnic areas, swimming areas, and fishing jetties.