Fairfield Lake SP closes to the Public

  • Fairfield Lake State Park closed to the public on Sunday night. The park, which was previously under a 50-year lease with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, was sold to Todd Interests of Dallas, which plans on turning a portion of the 5,000-acre land into a private community. Photo by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
    Fairfield Lake State Park closed to the public on Sunday night. The park, which was previously under a 50-year lease with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, was sold to Todd Interests of Dallas, which plans on turning a portion of the 5,000-acre land into a private community. Photo by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
Fairfield Lake State Park is closed to the public. The park closed on Sunday, June 4, at 10 p.m. The park was open for day use visitation while Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and its commissioners took persistent and extraordinary steps to negotiate with Todd Interests, which purchased the property from Vistra Corp. TPWD extended a formal offer that totaled $25 million as incentive…

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