Lake Tawakoni State Park ( ) is a state park located in

Hunt County Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 18 ...

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, north of

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. It is on the south central shore of

Lake Tawakoni Lake Tawakoni ( ) is a reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation. It is under the Sabine River Authority of Texas and ...

History

Constructed in 1960, the lake is named after the

Tawakoni The Tawakoni (also Tahuacano and Tehuacana) are a Southern Plains Native American tribe, closely related to the Wichitas. They historically spoke a Wichita language of the Caddoan language family. Currently, they are enrolled in the Wichita a ...

Native American tribe, who used to live in the area. It was built to provide a source of water for the

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area, and the park was opened in 2002 under a lease agreement with the Sabine River Authority. The park came to media attention in 2007, because of a giant communal

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on the premises of the park. On January 22, 2009, a fire swept through the park, burning approximately of park property.

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* Protected areas of Hunt County, Texas State parks of Texas Protected areas established in 1984 1984 establishments in Texas {{Texas-protected-area-stub