Sportsman's Cove

Sportsman's Cove Special Event Area is located in the old Mallard Bay/Intake Hill area on Wright Patman Lake. It is a great asset to the lake project for large scale special events and fishing tournaments, and the area is accessible 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The beautiful, partially-shaded pavilion sits near the waterfront and measures 60 feet by 60 feet, with lights, electrical outlets, access to potable water, 10 picnic tables and a grill. There is a restroom with showers and air conditioning, a parking lot and a boat ramp, and a dumpster at the left of the restrooms for disposal of trash. Bass, catfish, crappie and sunfish are found in the lake. The park is situated in a mixed hardwood-pine forest, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages approximately 55,000 acres of public forestland around the lake, providing habitat for wild turkey, bobwhite quail, squirrel, white-tailed deer, waterfowl and migrating bald eagles, pelicans and ducks. Some poisonous snakes inhabit the area. The Texarkana region is full of activities such as shopping, movies, restaurants and local historical sites. Shreveport, Louisiana offers river boat gambling and horse races.