Fort Boggy State Park

I’m not usually interested in history, but I stopped to read the ‘Land History Before the Park’ sign while walking. I do find it interesting that the land for the park was donated in 1985 by Mrs. Eileen Sullivan who used to enjoy hunting and fishing on the land with her late husband. After he passed, she wanted to share the land with others so they could do the same.

Arriving at the park

My first stop of the day was at Fort Boggy State Park, which is only about an hour from home. Based off the park maps and the lack of trail map, I knew this would be the smallest park I would be visiting. The plan was to drive in, hike the short 4 miles of trail, and then head on to my next destination.

Arriving at the park was easy following the GPS. You’re asked to stop and come inside the headquarters upon your arrival to get your visitor pass.

The office here is literally the smallest headquarters building I have ever seen and it was also so cute. The room probably had 4×4 feet of standing room total. However, they did have snacks, beverages, and tourist items (keychains, t-shirts, stamps, buttons, etc.). The gentleman working the desk was also super welcoming and seemed happy to be there.

Trail Hiking Experience

Fort Boggy only has two full trails totaling about 3.5 miles. You can extend your hiking by connecting the two trails in another loop, but I chose not to.

Campbell and Leon Prairie Loop is about 1.5 miles and wraps around to the primitive campsites on the property. The trail is tire track made, which is interesting to me because it’s not available to drive on. But it was wide, well travelled, and easy to follow.

The one thing I can say that was unique about this trail was the abundance of birds! I’ve never seen or heard so many active birds while out on a hike. They were everywhere and so many different types of birds. They kept me entertained.

The trail was relatively easy until the end, which was a steep, uphill finish. It took me a total of 34 minutes to complete this trail.

Fort Boggy Lake Trail is about 1.5 miles and wraps around the small, but beautiful lake. It as an easy, flat trail that took me about 26 minutes to complete in total. While on the trail there were some muddy parts, with easy to cross rocks, some streams that created a beautiful wilderness sound, and of course incredible views of the lake.

My Overall Review

This was a great first stop on my 4 park weekend. The weather was absolutely perfect at about 60 degrees and the sun was shining.

The lake trail is worth a visit on it’s own, but the other trails are just okay.

RV/Trailer camping is not allowed on the property but they do have primitive camping and cabins for rent. There are only 10 total rentals on the property though, to give you an idea of the size!

I did not stay overnight at this park, but the cabins are beautiful and Fort Boggy had the nicest state park restrooms I’ve ever visited.

Here’s a quick 1 minute tour of the shower/bath house next to the cabins and trailhead.

I feel like Fort Boggy is the “support small businesses” of the State Parks and honestly, I loved that. Since it is the off season, there weren’t hardly any other visitors at the park, but I can imagine it would get really busy in the summers so I would highly advise, reserving your day pass ahead of time if you’re planning on visiting during those times.

Check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife youtube video about everything the park has to offer. Zoom forward to 2:40 to see the inside of the cabins.