Sorry, not a report but a question and a report on the acting Park rangers. I went Friday afternoon and was warned 4 times before I left the check in station that the park and gate closes at 8pm. I said sundown is 8:07. What happens if I don’t make it out before 8:00? She twice refused to answer that question. Her only response was - park closes at 8:00. I told her I’d rip the gate off before I spent the night. Got no response from that either.

Anybody know if they really close the gate at 8pm and if so, it has to have motion sensor for exit vehicles. What if camper had an emergency? Just need to know if I should start bringing a chain or my cordless grinder.

The campers are given the code to the gate. Don't know what a boater would do.

I do not know for sure about boaters. I stayed at the cabins last year and was given a code. I suggest to just follow the rules and you should not have to bring any extra tools with you.

Anyone camping in the park gets the gate code, so they can come and go as they please. If you are nice to the Park Rangers and don't threaten to rip their gate off, they might give you the code.
Or just follow the rules and leave before 8pm.

Nah. I’m bringing my own rules, my own tools and my cutting torch. For $7 launch fee I should be able to fish until legal sunset.

Dang it's only $7? I wish the lakes around here were cheaper. I'm paying $20 to fish Eagle Mountain.

Lake Conroe or Houston does not have a time limit to get off. But what I was told by the game warden at some of the public ramps on Conroe your vehicle might not be there when you get back at the ramp.

It's a private park giving you an opportunity to access a great lake...why be a D-Bag?? Just follow the rules.

I wonder if he will feel as big and smart when the cops show up.

So they operate both parks now? Fayette use to be a great night fishing lake in the summer. Kinda sucks if you have to leave at 8:00 now.

If you are not staying camping or at a cabin there, you do not have to leave if you want to fish at night. But if you choose to do that, they will not open the gate until 6 am the next morning. So if you get there at 8 pm, you are only have to stay and fish 8 hrs. In my younger years that would not have been a problem.

Yeah but you pay to launch, Just give the fisherman the code. if I'm correct they just started this policy this year, for 20+ years its never had an issue that you have to leave by a certain time.

Cool story. How’d you do with the fish?

The new management company told me they had determined that most of the trashing of the facility at the ramp, bathrooms, and picnic area was occurring at night. Also they said one person would pay to check in with a boat or car and then a bunch more would "sneak in" without paying. People were using the picnic tables to clean their fish etc. So they stopped the uncontrolled night entering/exiting. People just need to quit their whining and enjoy the nice facilities that this new park management company has created. The park was getting to be a real dump until they took over. If night fishing is a must then I would just go to another lake or plan to fish all night at Fayette.

I don’t want to night fish. I just want to fish until legal sundown and be given a reasonable amount of time to get boat on trailer and get out. Heck in about a month, you’ll still be wearing sun glasses when they close the gate. Park should close at 9pm, not 8pm. It’s really simple common sense.