Atlanta State Park, a 1,475-acre park on the south shore of Wright Patman Lake in northeast Texas, opened in 1954 on land leased from the Department of the Army. Long before that, Caddo people lived and farmed here, and later pioneers passed through on the way to a Sulphur River ferry. The park centers on a wooded lakeshore of pines and hardwoods that supports varied birdlife and other wildlife, while also providing boating, fishing, swimming, camping, picnicking, and hiking. In 2016, severe flooding damaged facilities, closed the park for more than two months, and killed many trees in an old-growth pine forest, prompting reforestation with more flood-tolerant species.