Lake Bob Sandlin
 Lake Bob Sandlin, a 9400 acre lake located in the heart of the beautiful evergreen Piney Woods of East Texas, is one of the most popular fishing lakes in the state. Areas of excellent fish habitat were created when submerged trees and stumps were left in certain places when the Fort Sherman Dam was completed and the lake was opened to the public in 1980. Largemouth, white, and spotted bass, catfish, sunfish and crappie abound. The lake is up to 57 feet deep in places, but there are various depths in the coves and other areas that make fishing so successful. In addition, the lake has great expanses of clear, open water that provide excellent water sports such as boating (all sizes of boats permitted), water skiing (with jet skis permitted), and swimming.
A Constant Level Lake
A “constant-level lake,” Lake Bob Sandlin has such low water level changes during the year that there is no need for floating docks or boathouses. Piers on the lake are permitted to be as far as 150 feet out from the shoreline. Boats of all sizes are permitted at residential docks.
Marinas
Lake Bob Sandlin has two full service marinas on the lakeshore. Cherokee Junction Marina and Barefoot Bay Marina are both on the south shore.
Lake Bob Sandlin backs water up to the base of the dam of Lake Cypress Springs, making only about ten miles distance between the two lakes. Lake Cypress Springs is a 3461 acre lake that is stocked with bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill and sunfish.
Living on Lake Bob Sandlin
Choosing to purchase lake property is a life-long dream for many. Virtually nowhere can you find such beautiful country and lake-front property as you can at Lake Bob Sandlin and the luxurious development, The Peninsulas. The Peninsulas is obviously named because of the natural shoreline of the development. The very tip of the peninsula is the prime lake front real-estate available at Lake Bob Sandlin and it is currently for sale. If this sounds like THE answer to your dream, get more information here.
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park and Other Parks Near The Peninsulas
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park is located on the wooded north shore of Lake Bob Sandlin. A 640 acre park, it provides recreation to area residents and visitors year round with no gated entry. In addition to boat ramps, a fishing pier, and campsites with RV hook-ups, there are screened shelters, limited use cabins with air conditioning and heating but no inside plumbing, a group picnic pavilion, miles of hiking and biking trails, a playground, pier, boat ramp and store.
 On the nature trails, deer and other wildlife can be seen. Visitors to the parks also enjoy biking, horseback riding, stargazing under the clear East Texas sky, and other activities. Eagles have been spotted in the park during winter months, and other wildlife can be viewed year round. Interpretative tours and nature walks are given by park officials on some weekends and by special request.
The historic area around the state park was home to the Caddoan people who occupied East Texas from around 200 BC until around 1700 AD. The French and Spanish also were in the area, along with Choctaw, Cherokee and Kickapoo peoples. The Texans built Fort Sherman here in 1841, and the Fort Sherman cemetery is in the park.
Other state parks near Lake Bob Sandlin are Cooper Lake State Park, Daingerfield State Park, and the Governor Hogg Shrine Historic Site.
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