North Shore Landing RV Park

The Great Outdoors

Lake Fork covers a huge area and offers some great fishing. Around 15 of the top 20 Texas State Record largemouth bass have been caught here, and there are regular fishing events held on the lake. If you are just looking for some interesting fishing and not a record-breaking catch, you can fish for crappie, various species of bass, bluegill, and catfish. You will find plenty of parking for your rental RV around the lake in the various marinas and recreation areas.Boating is popular on Lake Fork, but due to the abundance of underwater obstacles such as submerged trees, it can be tricky to navigate. For the inexperienced, the main channels are marked with buoys, and even away from these, it is fine as long as you proceed with caution. There are several marinas around the shoreline, and boat rentals are available.Southwest of Lake Fork, and halfway to the city of Tyler, is the Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The northern edge of the area follows the line of the Sabine River, as it meanders southwest. Within the WMA are large hardwoods, such as oak, elm, and ash, and on good days, there is plenty to see. There are plenty of squirrels to see, as the woodland is the perfect habitat for them, but you may also be lucky enough to spot deer, hogs, and wild turkey.Just a few miles west, and easy to get to while motorhome camping at North Shore Landing RV Park, is Lake Tawakoni State Park. Located on the western shore of Lake Tawakoni, the state park offers a range of outdoor recreational facilities. There is a large sandy swimming beach, perfect for those hot summer days, five miles of hiking and biking trails to explore, and a large boat ramp to get out on to the almost 38,000-acre lake. The hiking trails vary from just a few hundred yards to a mile and a half but have been designed to take in the most interesting areas of the park, taking you past wildlife and wildflowers.

Exploring the Area

The nearest town is Emory, a few miles south of North Shore Landing RV Park. Here you can find all the essentials for stocking up your rental RV, such as gas stations and grocery stores, plus there’s a good selection of restaurants to choose from.While in Emory, there is the small A.C. McMillan African American Museum to visit, which showcases a number of exhibits and artifacts that explore the lives of Africans in the area. View African artworks, and an exhibit dedicated to the slave trade in the area.Also worth a visit in town is Heritage Park, a collection of wooden buildings from the 1900s. Inside, the period interiors hark back to a more sedate way of life. There are several buildings, including an old gas station, a missionary Baptist church and Luckett house, a Texas-style farmhouse built-in 1912.Nearby is Sandy Creek Park and Rubye McKeowan Park, which are side by side but separated by Sandy creek. There’s plenty here to keep the kids happy, from a playground to various sports facilities. You can fish in the small creek, and a short walking trail takes you around the parks and through a small woods. The community holds regular events in the park, including concerts and the annual Sandy Creek Spooktacular, a small event at the end of October every year for Halloween.