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We're in northern Texas
located about an hour north of Dallas - Ft Worth metroplex
about 6 1/2 million people within an hour of us basically.
This is fun hiking.
It's just beautiful.
It's amazing to be as close to the big city
and you pull through the gate and it's quiet,
it's just nice, nice place to stop.
There's another one.
For Warren Fortenberry
a little fishing may be the perfect antidote
for a long commute.
As luck would have it
Ray Roberts Lake State Park is right between
where Warren works and lives.
Nothing wrong with that.
It's a good place to stop on the way home,
waste a little time, I guess.
If everybody could stop halfway home and go fishing,
there'd probably be nicer people on the road.
Maybe...I don't know.
I enjoy it.
The natural therapy comes in many forms at this park.
It is a really beautiful and serene type setting.
Well, it's usually serene.
It really gives the visitor an opportunity
to get away from the hassles of daily life
and the traffic and get back to nature.
The diversity of Ray Roberts Lake I think is what
makes it so special.
The variety of things to do
or not do here
regularly draws campers from DFW Outdoors.
We are an outdoor adventure social events club
based out of the Dallas - Ft. Worth area.
We love to come to Lake Ray Roberts.
It's one of our favorite places to come.
We can hike and bike and camp here
all in one weekend.
We always like to look for a park that has
extensive trails.
It's an hour's drive. We can get out here
and it's just great.
This park is really a series of parks
surrounding the 30,000 acre lake.
Beyond the north and south units there is a full service marina,
a lakeside lodge and restaurant,
and a 10 mile greenbelt
along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.
If you're a horse person,
this is a wonderful place to come.
I've been riding here for about 10 years
and the trails are beyond belief in their natural beauty.
It's really an attraction
and people actually move in this area now
to have this park near them.
Deb Trott is one of those people.
She has moved just a few miles from Lake Ray Roberts.
We spend a lot of time here, a lot of time,
pretty much every weekend that I can.
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It's just wonderful.
One of the prettiest parks I've ever been to.
It's a great place year round. It really is.