Fallanywhere in East Texas is always beautiful, and
indeed the 705-acre recreational area in Jasper
and Tyler Counties between Woodville and Jasper
on 15,000 acre B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir is
beautiful anytime of the year, but especially
in October.
The Lone Star Chapter of the
Sierra Club is scheduling a wide range of outdoor
activities for everyone – including kids
and families – on
Saturday and Sunday of this October weekend.
There are plenty of interesting places
in the area to visit on your own either during
the Celebration or on your way to or from the
event.
Join Texas Sierrans October 23-25
for Sierra Celebration 2009 at Martin Dies Jr. State Park in East Texas!
Make plans now to join other Sierra Club members
from around Texas for our annual outdoors event – the
Sierra Celebration. This year’s Celebration
will be held October 23-25 in and around beautiful
Martin Dies Jr. State Park in East Texas on B.A.
Steinhagen Reservoir.
Fall anywhere in East Texas is always beautiful,
and indeed the 705-acre recreational area in Jasper
and Tyler Counties between Woodville and Jasper
on 15,000 acre B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir is
beautiful anytime of the year, but especially in
October. The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club
is scheduling a wide range of outdoor activities
for everyone – including
kids and families – on Saturday and Sunday
of this October weekend. In addition there are
plenty of interesting places in the area to visit
on your own either during the Celebration or on
your way to or from the event.
On Saturday night (October 24), as part of Sierra
Celebration, there will be an old-fashioned East
Texas Barbeque for all attendees followed by
an opportunity
to learn more about the deep East Texas area and
to enjoy local story telling.
Martin Dies Jr. State Park
Located at the edge of the Big
Thicket National Preserve, the park is in the heavily-forested area known as the "East Texas Pineywoods." The park has numerous creeks, known as sloughs, and cypress, willow, beech, magnolia and sweet bay are common. Each fall the golden hues of beeches are brilliant against the reds of blackgums and oaks, mixed among the evergreen pines. Hiking trails provide excellent opportunities to view wildlife, including woodland warblers, woodpeckers, bluebirds, herons, wood ducks, cranes, bald eagles and swallow tailed kites. Alligators can be spotted in the water, as the park is adjacent to Angelina-Neches-Dam
B Wildlife Management Area.
Facilities
The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club has reserved
the Group Building at Martin Dies Jr. State Park
for the weekend, and the Group Building will serve
as Sierra Celebration Headquarters. As noted above,
the Saturday night East Texas Barbeque will
be held at the Group Building. PLEASE NOTE: Sierra
Celebration attendees will need to bring their
own food for breakfasts and lunches (and for Friday
evening dinner, if arriving Friday night).
The Chapter has reserved eight water-only tent
camp sites at the Park for attendees who wish to
tent camp. Each site reserved by the Chapter has
only water provided and will accommodate a maximum
of eight people in two tents and two cars. Reservations
for those tent sites will be handled by the Chapter
through on line registration.
Other camp sites (including some with
water and electricity, and some with screened shelters)
and cabins available for the weekend may be
reserved directly by individuals through the Texas
Parks & Wildlife Department reservation system.
Register Now for Sierra Celebration 2009
If you are planning to attend this year’s
Sierra Celebration, please complete
the registration form as soon as possible in order
to help facilitate preparations for the weekend.
We especially encourage those folks who want campsites
reserved by the Sierra Club to register as quickly
as possible.
Park Entrance Fee Required PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the registration fee
sent to the Sierra Club, attendees will have to
pay to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at the
time of arrival the fee charged for entrance to
Martin Dies Jr. State Park (unless you have an
annual state park pass).
