Atlanta State Park, Texas

Tucked away in Texas’s northeastern corner, Atlanta State Park is nearly an hours drive or less from not one, not two, but THREE state borders! - Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana in case you were wondering. Right on the shores of Wright Patman Lake, lined with hardwoods and pines, this park lights up the color wheel with vibrant fall hues and fresh spring tones. This 20,300 acre reservoir is known for water sports and soil-bound sports alike as park patrons enjoy boating, fishing and jet-skiing along with hiking, biking, birding, picnicking and geocaching. The park rents out canoes and has fishing equipment, basketballs, horseshoes and volleyballs which can be borrowed as long as you promise to donate a small percentage of your retirement plan. Just kidding. That would be ridiculous. They only require the deed to your house (still joking? We would never… but you might have to stop by and make sure!).