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    Sulfur River Info

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    The document provides directions for fossil hunting at the South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. It recommends wearing sturdy shoes that can get muddy or wet, as the river bottom will be rocky and mucky. Shorts are okay if paired with a belt or cargo style for carrying fossils. Hands and knees will be needed, so wear comfortable clothes. Small tools may help with digging but are not required. Bring ziplock bags and paper towels to safely transport fossils without damage. The directions then provide step-by-step driving instructions from Lindale, Texas to the park.

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    Sulfur River Info

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    The document provides directions for fossil hunting at the South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. It recommends wearing sturdy shoes that can get muddy or wet, as the river bottom will be rocky and mucky. Shorts are okay if paired with a belt or cargo style for carrying fossils. Hands and knees will be needed, so wear comfortable clothes. Small tools may help with digging but are not required. Bring ziplock bags and paper towels to safely transport fossils without damage. The directions then provide step-by-step driving instructions from Lindale, Texas to the park.

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    The document provides directions for fossil hunting at the South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. It recommends wearing sturdy shoes that can get muddy or wet, as the river bottom will be rocky and mucky. Shorts are okay if paired with a belt or cargo style for carrying fossils. Hands and knees will be needed, so wear comfortable clothes. Small tools may help with digging but are not required. Bring ziplock bags and paper towels to safely transport fossils without damage. The directions then provide step-by-step driving instructions from Lindale, Texas to the park.

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    Sulfur River Info

    Uploaded by

    Chris Brody
    The document provides directions for fossil hunting at the South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. It recommends wearing sturdy shoes that can get muddy or wet, as the river bottom will be rocky and mucky. Shorts are okay if paired with a belt or cargo style for carrying fossils. Hands and knees will be needed, so wear comfortable clothes. Small tools may help with digging but are not required. Bring ziplock bags and paper towels to safely transport fossils without damage. The directions then provide step-by-step driving instructions from Lindale, Texas to the park.

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    I have been to this River and it is very mucky and rocky in places.

    Please bring laced shoes (preferred hiking boots for ankle support). Do not wear anything else besides laced shoes!!!!!! Or the river will eat them. Wear pants but shorts will be ok (cargo style works great for pants and shorts, more places to put fossils). Will be on hands and knees at some points and it can get uncomfortable on knees. Wear a belt if you plan on using pants or shorts as fossil holders. Bring some kind of heavy duty backpack or shoulder bag. No buckets but you can if you want. Some of these fossils can get over 10 lbs and a bucket can be a pain in the backside. Digging tools not needed but any sort of flat sturdy tool, spackling or puddy knife, or smaller light shovel (not spade) will be good. The type of rock in the area is flakey. Bring small ziplock bags for smaller fossils and paper towels to wrap them when found. Not necessary but it does help to protect them from damage. South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park 1690 FM 3505 Sulphur Springs TX 75482 903/945-5256

    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/cooper_lake/
    09/09/2011- The Park is under a burn ban. No ash producing fires are allowed, only containerized fuel stoves (i.e. propane stoves & gas grills), are currently allowed for cooking only. Contact the Park for the most recent information.

    If these directions seen confusing the Go N on Hwy 69 to Lindale and stay on 69 through Lindale all the way through Mineola. In Mineola stay straight and merge onto Hwy 154 and go towards Quitman. Pay attention to the road signs in Quitman and stay on 154 towards Sulfur Springs. I stay on 154 and go through town in Sulfur Springs because the downtown area is really neat and the court house is one of the best looking ones I have seen in Texas. Once past the town of Sulfur Springs the directions jump to number 16 on the Map quest directions to the camp site.

    Miles Miles Driven Per Section


    1. Start out going east on Williamsburg St toward Senter Ave. 2. Turn left onto Senter Ave.

    Time(Estimated) Hide
    Row 0.09 mi 0.2 mi 0.6 mi 1 minute

    go 0.09 mi

    Hide Row Hide Row Hide Row

    go 0.08 mi

    3. Turn left onto E Main St / FM346.

    go 0.5 mi

    4. Take the 2nd right onto TX110.



    TX-110 is 0.1 miles past Forest Crk If you are on W Main St and reach S Hearon Dr you've gone a little too far

    go 8.4 mi

    9.0 mi

    12 Hide minutes Row

    5. Stay straight to go onto S Beckham Ave / TX-155. 6. Turn left onto TX-147-SPUR W / E Gentry Pky. Continue to follow E Gentry Pky.

    E Gentry Pky is just past E Valentine St If you reach N Bergfeld Ave you've gone a little too far

    go 2.0 mi

    11.0 mi 14.3 mi

    4 Hide minutes Row 5 Hide minutes Row

    go 3.2 mi

    7. E Gentry Pky becomes US-69 N. 8. Stay straight to go onto N Pacific St / TX-37. Continue to follow TX-37. 9. Turn left onto W Bermuda St / TX-154 / TX-182. Continue to follow TX-154.

    TX-154 is just past Bermuda St If you reach E Goode St you've gone a little too far

    go 23.1 mi

    37.4 mi 46.3 mi 71.7 mi

    28 Hide minutes Row 11 Hide minutes Row 28 Hide minutes Row

    go 8.9 mi

    go 25.4 mi

    10. Turn right onto E Shannon Rd.



    E Shannon Rd is just past Joyce Dr Jack in the Box is on the corner If you are on TX-11 and reach Industrial Dr W you've gone a little too far

    go 0.3 mi

    71.9 mi

    Hide Row

    11. Merge onto I-30 E / US-67 N via the ramp on the left.

    go 2.2 mi

    74.2 mi

    2 Hide minutes Row

    12. Take EXIT 127 toward TX301-LOOP. 13. Turn slight left onto E Shannon Rd. 14. Take the 1st left onto US-67BR / TX-301-LOOP. Continue to follow TX-301-LOOP S.

    TX-301-LOOP S is just past Helm Ln BEST WESTERN Trail Dust Inn & Suites is on the right If you are on I-30 E and reach Cedar Ln you've gone about 1.7 miles too far

    go 0.2 mi

    74.3 mi 74.5 mi 77.2 mi

    Hide Row Hide Row 3 Hide minutes Row

    go 0.1 mi

    go 2.8 mi

    15. Turn slight right onto TX-19 / go 6.8 mi TX-154 / Church St. Continue to follow TX-19 / TX-154. 16. Turn left onto FM-71.

    FM-71 is 0.2 miles past Rew Ln Joe Bob's Convenience Store is on the corner If you are on TX-19 and reach County Road 4580 East you've gone about 0.2 miles too far

    84.0 mi 88.3 mi

    7 Hide minutes Row 5 Hide minutes Row

    go 4.2 mi

    17. Turn right onto FM-3503.

    If you reach County Road 4770 you've gone a little too far

    go 1.4 mi

    89.6 mi

    1 minute

    Hide Row

    18. FM-3503 becomes Farm Road 3505. 19. 2546 FARM ROAD 3505.

    If you reach the end of Farm Road 3505 you've gone about 0.4 miles too far

    go 0.3 mi

    89.9 mi 89.9 mi

    Hide Row Hide Row

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