Lake Livingston State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife

11/01/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

Wow! The Haunted Fishing Pier on Friday night absolutely outdid my expectations! Thank you so much to everyone who came out as well as all of our guests that joined us to set up booths! The event couldn't have been done without y'all! I plan on going even bigger next year so make sure to join us again then!

If you are interested in representing your organization at an event we are sponsoring at Lake Livingston State Park, email me at [email protected] and I'd be happy to talk about getting your organization in the park with us during our next event!

10/30/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

HAUNTED FISHING PIER INFO:

If anyone is unfamiliar with how the self-pay stations at our Headquarters work for tonight's event, here is an instructional video to help familiarize y'all with them ahead of time!

Note: Our slips do not hang on the over-head mirror. Simply put them somewhere they are visible from your windshield and you'll be all good!

If you have a Texas State Parks Pass, still fill out a slip, but no need to pay any money!

Reminder: The event itself is free, so no need to pay for anything else, unless you buy anything at the store during the event!

If y'all have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!

I hope this is helpful!

10/29/2026

TOMMORROW NIGHT!!!

The fishing pier will be alive with fun halloween activities!

Several special guests from other local organizations will also have booths representing themselves and what they do, so make sure you check them out!

If you want to carve a pumpkin, make sure to bring your own pumpkin, but carving materials, as well a volunteers to help you, will be there!

We will also be having a costume contest, so make sure to bring on your best Halloween outfit! Keeping with the spooky Halloween theme, the winner will take home a field guide to the snakes that call Texas home!

We will also have plenty of Halloween candy!

Don't miss out on this event! It's going to be a fun and spooky night!

10/27/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

I wanted to share this with y'all because it's always uplifting to hear when these stories have happy endings.

We recently had a dog that came to us in the park. It can take a while to re-home them sometimes, but our friends over at SPCA of Polk County happened to have a space available for him, so we were able to relocate him almost immediately!

Polk County SPCA is a no-kill shelter in Livingston, so I have no doubt this big guy will find a new longterm home now, especially considering how sweet and beautiful he is!

If any of y'all live in Polk County and want to adopt a dog, please, don't hesitate to stop by Polk County SPCA!

10/27/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

Thank you so much to the Magnolia Nature & Conservation Expo for having me out the last Saturday! It was great getting to see Russel with Huntsville State Park as well as Smoky Bear himself!

It was a great event with close to 1000 people in attendance throughout the day!

It was awesome getting to promote the park, share info about several events I have going on at the park, as well as getting people more engaged with our east Texas wildlife!

If you want me to come out to your organizations event, email me at [email protected] and I'd be happy to set something up!

10/24/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

Join us on November 1st to celebrate Texas State Parks Day!

We will be having a guided hike along the Pineywoods Boardwalk Trail at 10AM!

Day use fees to the park will be waived for the day, so the hike, as well as entrance fees to the park on November 1st, are both completely free!

I will be doing an outreach program in League City on November 1st, so I will not make it to this one. However, we have a great team of Texas Master Naturalists with the Pineywoods Chapter, as well as Lake Livingston State Park Hosts, who will be guiding the hike instead!

Y'all's guides are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about our natural spaces in Texas, so I would strongly urge y'all to go even if you have been on one of my guided hikes before!

If y'all have any questions, don't hesitate to comment on this post or contact me at [email protected]!

10/23/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

Thank y'all so much to Creekside Elementary for having me yesterday evening! It was a great event and I was very happy with how many people stopped by my booth to learn about our east Texas wildlife, as well as the park and what events we have coming up soon!

If y'all want me to come to your event, don't hesitate to email me at [email protected] and I'd be happy to set something up!

10/23/2026

10/22/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

If you have spent enough time in the park, you will know that American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) are not a very common sight here. There are only a few coves and shorelines in the park that provide suitable enough habitat for these animals to reside long term. While they are practically never seen in areas of the park that receive higher human traffic, like around our fishing pier and swimming areas, there are a few secluded locations in the park where they are known to occur on a more regular basis. Even in these unique locations, not many individuals have been documented. The majority of sightings that are reported in the park are of this individual here that I photographed earlier this spring.

If you ever see this alligator or any others in the park, remember not to worry! They want nothing to do with us in the vast majority of cases. Definitely do not feed it, but please take as good of a picture as possible from a safe distance and send it to us so we can keep track of our friend here! It's always really interesting to learn as much as possible about their habit patterns throughout the year in our park!

Y'all stay safe in the park!

10/21/2026

Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric.

Our Texas Brown Tarantula is still here! This is now the 4th time I've observed this tarantula in the exact same spot where I found it first. This was the first time I've noticed a molt though! You can see to the right of the spider, there is an object that looks very similar to the spider itself. This is its molt. They do this when they are growing and is a great sign for our spider here, since it's a good sign that it's getting food and doing well! I'm interested to see how long this spider sticks around as it begins to get colder...

I want to reiterate, these spiders want nothing to do with us and in no way pose a substantial threat to people! They are incredibly inoffensive animals and if you leave them alone, they will respect you the same!