Flooding Recedes Re-Opening Muddy Lucy Park

On this second Saturday of the 2025 version of May, I ventured back to Lucy Park, just like I did last Saturday.

Last Saturday I found Lucy Park flooded and closed.

A week later, as in today, the flooding has mostly receded, with walking in parts of the park possible, with a lot of dried-up river mud to walk over.

And, apparently, it is doable to be fishing in the still running high, Wichita River.

The Lucy Park suspension bridge over the Wichita River remains closed.

I could tell the river had flooded above the bridge deck, due to chunks of wood remaining, waiting to be removed. As you can see, the river currently remains almost as high as the bridge deck.

 My favorite area to hike in Lucy Park is the area I refer to as the Lucy Park Backwoods Jungle.

The Jungle remains deeply flooded, as you can see via the photo documentation. It will likely be a couple months before the Backwoods Jungle dries out.

And there you have it, your look today at the Wichita Falls zone of Texas in which I currently reside...