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A 144-acre woods and a two-mile trail hide behind Bringle Lake

Bowie County The Great Outdoors

Behind the busier Bringle Lake parks, Texarkana has about 144 acres set aside as the Bringle Lake Wilderness Area. A 10-foot-wide bike and walking trail starts at Bringle Lake East. It runs about two miles to the Waterworks Spillway.

Local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts helped develop the area as a Make a Difference Day project. A mountain-bike trail also starts at Bringle Lake East, with beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections being developed.

No motorized vehicles are allowed. The area is daylight use only. A future connection is planned toward the Golf Ranch and University Drive, near the Texas A&M-Texarkana entrance.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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