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Commission Agenda Item 14
January 22, 2026

Land Acquisition – Marion County – Approximately 78 Acres at Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area

I. Executive Summary: Staff requests authorization to pursue a 78-acre parcel that is an inholding at Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This tract is available from a willing seller and would help provide greater continuity of ownership.

II. Discussion: Caddo Lake State Park was established in the 1930s on the south shore of Caddo Lake in Harrison County. Over time, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) expanded the park north across the lake, covering several thousand more acres. In 1997, the TPWD land holdings on the north side of the lake in Marion County were re-designated as a wildlife management area and their management assigned to the TPWD Wildlife Division. Today, the WMA consists of roughly 8,100 acres that protect much of the lake and the adjacent swamps, floodplains, slopes, and upland forests that exemplify the habitats of northeast Texas.

Staff has identified an approximately 78-acre inholding at Caddo Lake WMA that is available from a willing seller. This acquisition will provide greater continuity of ownership within the WMA and prevents future ownership of an inholding. This acquisition also helps to further protect native habitat and provides additional recreational opportunities.

III. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopt the following motion:

“The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorizes the Executive Director to take all necessary steps to acquire from a willing seller approximately 78 acres at the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area.”

Attachments – 3

  1. Exhibit A – Location Map
  2. Exhibit B – Vicinity Map
  3. Exhibit C – Site Map of Proposed Acquisition

Exhibit A – Commission Agenda Item No. 14

Location Map for Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area
Marion County

Exhibit B – Commission Agenda Item No. 14

Vicinity Map for Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area
Approximately 20 Miles Northeast of Marshall

Exhibit C – Commission Agenda Item No. 14

Site Map of Proposed Acquisition
Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area State Outlined in Red
Subject Tract Outlined in Yellow