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.
Park visitors wait to pay their entrance fee to Fairfield Lake State Park in Fairfield on its closing day Monday. The company that owns the land the park sits on decided to sell it and end the state's lease — and the state didn't bid on the property because it wanted to buy only the portion with the park. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune
Mary Navarro brought her five children to Fairfield Lake State Park on Feb. 27, 2023, the last day the park will open. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune , R-Itasca, whose district includes the park, filed a bill earlier this month that would allow Texas Parks and Wildlife to use eminent domain to seize the park’s land.
The lease termination notice came as a gut-punch, said Daniel Stauffer, 35, the park superintendent, and to close the park Monday was heartbreaking.
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