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Athens Scuba Park
Old clay quarry has very clear water for inland SCUBA. There are 31 different dive spots
with such interesting viewing as Clint Eastwood's old party boat and Ray Price's touring
bus. Full service dive shop for sales, repairs, and equipment rental. Restrooms with
showers, camping facilities, 11 docks, and short-order cafe on site. Reservations accepted
for groups of 10 or more. 500 N Murchison Rd, Athens TX 75751 903 675-5762 Directions: Take Highway 175 from DFW to city of Athens. Turn left at Courthouse and immediately turn right at Tyler Street. Left on Murchison Rd. at tractor supply house. This is in the town of Athens. Lake
Murray State Park 12,496 acres with a 6,500 lake clear enough for 'inland' scuba
make Lake Murray a beautiful spot to commune with nature. Camping, fishing, water sports,
golf, wildlife are all available. Public shooting site at Hickory Creek, 18 hole golf
course (405 223-6613), 2,500 ft. air strip, lodge, cabin rental, Tucker Tower museum and
nature center add to the allure of Lake Murray. Hiking, mountain biking, motorcycling,
horseback riding are available and there is some unofficial and dangerous rock climbing
going on, too. Ardmore is minutes away with some tourist and some not-so-tourist
entertainment. Possum Kingdom State Park Possum Kingdom
Lake (20,000 acres) probably has the clearest lake water in this area of Texas. It is
where many DFW people take their test for SCUBA certification. The park itself is almost
1530 acres and is located in the rugged canyon country of the Palo Pinto Mountains and the
Brazos River Valley. A large portion of the official Texas Longhorn herd is located here.
In addition to SCUBA and viewing Longhorn cattle, park offers camping, day use, water
sports, and hiking. Facilities include campsites, primitive walk-in campsites, fishing
pier, restrooms with showers, boat ramp, dump station and two miles of hiking and nature
trails. In addition to camp sites, park offers six cabins that will accommodate four each.
Try renting canoes and entering the Brazos River below the dam for an interesting (and
potentially overnight) outdoor experience.
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