Eagles gather at Sardis.

Summertime is naturally a prime time to enjoy Sardis Lake, with 474 picnic sites, 514 campsites, 27 boat ramps and 6 swimming beaches. Sardis campsites give you the option of either primitive campsites or Class A sites offering water and electrical hookups. Roughing it even with water and electric sound too rough? At the adjacent John Kyle State Park there’s also a lodge, cabins, an indoor sports gym, tennis courts, an 18-hole golf course and amphitheatre.

Come winter, Sardis is still a real hot spot, at least when it comes to high flyers. Each January, Sardis Park Rangers with the help of volunteers conduct the annual mid-winter bald eagle survey. Grab a coat and hat for this exhilarating spy mission. And while you’re at it, bring along your old Christmas tree for another joint project between volunteers and the Corps of Engineers, to deck the deep with boughs of evergreen for new and improved fish habitats.

Then come spring, it’s time to head to Enid Lake where the Earth takes center stage.