For decades the park has sat on leased land that the owner recently decided to sell. As the staff closed the gates Monday night for the last time, visitors and staff held out hope that the state could find a way to save the park.
Gavin Navarro, 7, pushes his brother Jonah, 8, on swings at Fairfield Lake State Park on Monday, the last day the park was open to the public., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Some had never been here before and wanted to see it while they could; others said farewell to a familiar place. Mary Navarro's children collect seashells and attempt to skip rocks from the bank of Fairfield Lake at Fairfield Lake State Park on Feb. 27, 2023.Mary Navarro brought her five children to Fairfield Lake State Park on Feb. 27, 2023, the last day the park will open.First: Mary Navarro's children collect seashells and skip rocks from the bank of Fairfield Lake. Last: Navarro brought her five children to the park on Monday before it permanently closes.
During a committee hearing Monday at the state Capitol, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Chair Arch “Beaver” Aplin III told legislators the state is willing to buy the entire property. The lease termination notice came as a gut-punch, said Daniel Stauffer, 35, the park superintendent, and to close the park Monday was heartbreaking.Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune
State Park Police Officer Kyle Ware makes the rounds at Fairfield Lake State Park in Fairfield on Feb. 27, 2023.First: A buck stands in a field at Fairfield Lake State Park. Last: State Park Police Officer Kyle Ware makes his rounds on the park’s last day.More than 80,000 people visited last year, according to TWPD.
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