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Come take a journey into the far Outback of Texas.
Caddo Lake is the largest natural lake in Texas. As you tour the
lake you can marvel at God's creations seeming untouched by the
outside world. A wonderful, beautiful and mystic place, Caddo Lake
is a maze of 26,800 acres of interconnected waters ways, bayous,
sloughs, ox-bows, channels, islands and cypress thickets.
Caddo Lake is a place that one could explore for a life time and
still find places that you could think no man has ever gone before.
Caddo is a natural lake abundant with wildlife and plant life;
including 44 threatened and endangered species. There are 71 species
of fish that make Caddo their home, thus having the most diverse
fish population in the state. Caddo Lake is also home and resting
grounds for well over 200 species of birds.
CLICK ON BUTTONS ON THE LEFT FOR
INFORMATION, PRICES AND SERVICES.
Scenic Tours - Nature Tours - Photo Tours
Also excellent for a romantic get-away for that special loved one!
Located in North East Texas near the border of
Texas and Louisiana
Notice
Tours are scheduled by appointment of a time of your choosing.
Tours are personal tours only with no grouping of strangers.
Notice
The boat pictured above and another one just like it are
the type swamp
boats we use to get you into the areas that a normal boat can't go!
Capacity is four adults of average to
somewhat large in size.
Capacity may vary depending on size.
We use a Go Devil swamp boat to get you in
places other's can't go.
903-789-3384
 A NOTE FROM YOUR TOUR GUIDE
Growing up here on Caddo Lake and spending my youth and
most of my life exploring this beautiful place has given me a
certain appreciation for this unique and special place I call home,
Caddo Lake. It is my goal to give you the most pleasurable
experience possible and provide you a personal and intimate
experience of Caddo Lake that you will always remember. For me,
seeing Caddo through other's eyes as they experience the best nature
has to offer is a pleasure and very rewarding, I think I must have
the best job in the world! I invite you to come visit Caddo Lake and
experience a place that time has seemed to have forgotten. A place
with such beauty words or pictures can hardly depict what you will
witness if you see it in person. I am so sure you will enjoy the
experience that I tell all my customers, don't pay for the tour
until it's over and if you don't like the tour you don't have to
pay. I look forward to seeing you.
John Winn, Caddo Outback Tours.
Our tour cabin is located about 21/2 miles from the
Caddo Lake State Park.
Caddo Lake State Park offers cabins, shelters, camping.
Also try out Caddo Lake State Park's hiking trails while you are
here.
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Scenic Tours -
Nature Tours - Photo Tours
Gator Tours - Birding Tours - Night Tours
We will customize the tours to fit your individual needs.
Call: 903-789-3384 to book your tour.
Photography
Tours
Photographers Update: July 23. 2010
Water lilies in good bloom.
Water hyacinth in bloom.
Good numbers of wading birds.
Alligator Tours
Update on the Gators July 23, 2010
Gators are being seen in good
numbers on gator tours.
Birding Tours
Birding Update: July23. 2010
Wading Birds are in good numbers. Good sightings of
little
blue herons, great egrets, yellow crowned night herons and great blue herons,
also barred owls, Mississippi kites, and Wood ducks.
For more information on
other local businesses on Caddo Lake.
Go to:
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Caddo Lake Scenes
Overlooking Big
lake
Willowson's
Woodyard
on a foggy morning
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Caddo Outback
Backwater
Tours
John
& Diane Winn
P.O. Box 306
Karnack, TX 75661
903-789-3384 (home)
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Did You Know?
Caddo Lake is the only natural
lake in Texas of any significant size and the
largest in the South,
covering about 26,800 acres at normal water level.
Caddo Lake supports one of the largest
cypress growth forest in the world
with some trees as old as 400 years of age .
Caddo Lake has 71 species of fish,
making it have the
most diverse fish population in the state of Texas. You will
find fish from the smallest, like the little minnows, chubs
& shiners,
to the large blue, and flathead catfish, to the largest the
alligator gar.
12 feet 9 inch long Alligator Gar caught by the Albrights
in 1957
Over the years Caddo lake has hosted the
filming of several motion pictures such as.
The Bayou Boy, (Disney) Soggy Bottom USA, Southern Comfort.
Big John, Gator Bait, Universal Soldier and several more
In 1993, the Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands, a treaty that provides the
framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands
throughout the world, designated
Caddo Lake as a wetland of international importance.
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