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Dude RV Visits Purtis Creek State Park | Micro RV Camping, Kayaks & Raccoon Chaos!

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In this episode, Dude RV heads to Purtis Creek State Park for a full outdoor adventure packed with camping, kayaking, trail riding, campsite tours… and an unexpected invasion by the local raccoon army.

This trip combines everything that makes state park adventures fun 🚐 micro RV camping 🛶 kayak time on the water 🌲 relaxing East Texas scenery 🦝 and campground wildlife that may have gotten a little TOO comfortable

🚐 Micro RV Camping

The micro RV setup gets put to work as Dude RV settles into the campground and explores the park from a compact adventure basecamp perspective.

This trip shows how small RV setups can open the door to simple, flexible, and fun outdoor adventures.

🛶 Kayaking & Trail Riding

Purtis Creek offers plenty to explore

peaceful lake paddling scenic shoreline views relaxing outdoor atmosphere

The park is known for camping, kayaking, fishing, hiking, and cycling opportunities.

🦝 The Raccoon Situation…

Then things get interesting.

At some point it becomes obvious 👉 the raccoons may actually be running the campground now.

These campground professionals clearly know exactly where the food is and aren’t shy about showing up to inspect the situation.

The raccoon army makes several appearances and definitely steals part of the show.

🌲 Why Purtis Creek?

Purtis Creek State Park is a great destination for

biking and hiking relaxing outdoor getaways

The park surrounds a 355-acre lake and includes camping, trails, boating access, and wildlife viewing.

This trip had a little bit of everything great scenery, relaxing paddles, campground exploring… and raccoons apparently preparing for world domination.

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Purtis Creek State Park

Purtis Creek State Park

Eustace, Texas · Texas State Parks

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