Yeah, Walsh Boat Landing was probably it. It sort of fits with your remembrance of directions for getting there.pretty sure it was walsh boat landing. pretty sure the pic is the giant, rough, probably gravel parking lot.
the way i remember it, from somewhere at the parking lot you can walk straight across the road to a snack shack, or little greasy spoon, that's on the shore. i was only in that a couple of times briefly...once waiting while somebody took a leak, and once with a big gang to get take-out. part of working for the city was take the pickup truck and pick up people who were parking cars there and take them somewhere else... usually when i drove the truck it was to take $5 -10,000 to the bank. one of my co-workers was a parolee who'd spent ten years in prison for a weed farm. one time he had to take it to the bank and he was in a near panic, like if anything at all happened, even bank error, he'd go back to prison. i guess you get used to being treated pretty roughly and not being given the benefit of a doubt and it's your new normal
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I’ve never been there, but it sounds pleasant. I checked the amenities – pretty sparse, just picnic tables, BBQ grills, and bathrooms. No concessions or food, I believe. Maybe you saw a private food trailer that was on the public road.
Interesting story of when you worked for the parks. Texas used to view pot as no different from heroin.