Steinhagen, Martin Dies State Park B
Steinhagen. This kayak paddle route map begins at the Martin Dies State Park Launch, the north side, the park being split into two parts by Highway 190 that runs between Woodville and Jasper. There are two launches, one for paddle boats, the other is used by motorboats. The motorboat launch is the one closer to the lake and main river. The route here explores a small channel on the west side. There were quite a few little portages (yellow on map) needed to make progress here. The route then enters a region with several ‘finger’ lakes that were visible by satellite. Turns out those lakes were shallow and filled with brush. As a result there was an unplanned portage (shown by the long yellow line) necessary to get to the main channel. The route also explores some of the east side of the Angelina on the way back. The channels here are pretty convoluted; multiple small streams that seem to wind around one another and which have to be sorted out, sometimes by trial and error and backtracking. Eventually the route hits the famililar north side of the lake and from there it’s a straight shot back.
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Above: Sometimes the water is so clear you can’t tell what’s up or down.
Above: In the middle of a long portage.
Above: To be expected on these swamp trips.
Above: View from the Martin Dies SP launch.
