Lake Livingston - Texas

[WilCo]

Likely headed to Lake Livingston State Park this afternoon - if anyone is up that way, look for the blue AR190 with me and my 3 boys! We'll be camping overnight (until the thunderstorms push us out).

 

[Betik]

Sorry mine are locked up for the season.
FYI We are playing Austin trip next summer, you might want to keep an open eye for that

 

[WilCo]

That was rougher than lake Conroe...I'm assuming there are better parts than where we were at, but I would definitely not go back to the state park area of Lake Livingston.

 

[Crlos16]

That was rougher than lake Conroe...I'm assuming there are better parts than where we were at, but I would definitely not go back to the state park area of Lake Livingston.

Hummm now you have me thinking, I been looking forward to visiting lake Livingston next season.

 

[Rick215HO]

That was rougher than lake Conroe...I'm assuming there are better parts than where we were at, but I would definitely not go back to the state park area of Lake Livingston.

Lake Livingston is a nice lake, but the ramps at the state park don't have a lot of protection and are unusable if any wind is blowing in that direction. Best to launch by the KOA Camp in Onalaska (check water level before heading out) or Cape Royale if you can find a guest pass. I wouldn't go back to the State Park area either, but Lake Conroe (the gulf of Conroe) takes the win for rough lake IMHO. For everyone else: I'm always told to stay in the channel at Livingston until you are familiar with it, several stump areas.

 

[boudin]

It depends on the time of year, @WilCo. This time of year, it's not unusual to get wind blowing out of the west or northwest, and that will hammer you on the Livingston State Park side. In the summer the wind almost always blows from the southwest and it'll be nice and calm there.

I am way up on the White Rock Creek area, near Lake Olympia and Trinity, but occasionally ride skis or the boat down the state park--about 50 miles. In fact, I've been all the way from the DAM upriver to Highway 7, which is about 150 miles from the park. No fear of stumps--just stay in the channel and watch out for floating stuff every time of year.

Last weekend we were in the river and past thousands of pelicans on the bank of the river near the jungle.

-Greg

 

[James R Whitten]

Livingston is hit or miss. If its rough by pine island head over to the cove by penwaugh sleu and vista versa.