Lake Bob Sandlin State Park occupies 639.8 acres on the north shore of Lake Bob Sandlin in Northeast Texas, where the Piney Woods and Blackland Prairie meet. Long before the park was created, Caddo people lived in the area, and Fort Sherman stood nearby by 1838; afterward the land was farmed and ranched. The lake was formed in 1977 by Fort Sherman Dam and named for Bob Sandlin, a local civic leader who strongly backed the project, then dedicated on June 25, 1978. Today the park offers camping, trails, fishing, boating, swimming, and varied wildlife, including many bird species, while Fort Sherman Cemetery remains within its bounds.